on such short notice
idiom
US
: without knowing very far ahead of time that something is going to happen
Thank you for meeting with me on such short notice.
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Larry Stern Westlake Village A story worth telling What an incredible accomplishment by the Rams, Cardinals, Vikings, and NFL in relocating the Rams-Vikings game from SoFi to Arizona on such short notice.
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Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Trump’s White House denied the report and said the cemetery visit had been canceled because the rain grounded his helicopter and there wasn’t enough time to close off roads for a motorcade on such short notice.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
But neither the ruling party nor the opposition has a viable candidate to fill the presidency on such short notice.
—Katharine H.s. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2016
The only one available on such short notice was thousands of dollars more than my original rental, so Airbnb increased the amount of the coupon to cover the extra cost.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
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Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Trump’s White House denied the report and said the cemetery visit had been canceled because the rain grounded his helicopter and there wasn’t enough time to close off roads for a motorcade on such short notice.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024
But neither the ruling party nor the opposition has a viable candidate to fill the presidency on such short notice.
—Katharine H.s. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2016
The only one available on such short notice was thousands of dollars more than my original rental, so Airbnb increased the amount of the coupon to cover the extra cost.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
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“On such short notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20such%20short%20notice. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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