tall order

noun

informal

: something that is very difficult to do

Getting the project done on schedule is going to be a tall order.

That's a tall order to fill.

Examples of tall order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anyone with pocket change can look like a university online Uncovering who is behind these websites proves to be a tall order. —Chris Quintana, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024

Utilizing what generative AI has to offer while building an infrastructure that protects consumers is a tall order — especially as the technology’s commercialization continues to grow at such a rapid rate. —Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 8 May 2024

Pitting any young actress against Meryl Streep is a tall order that requires no explanation. —Chris Bellamy and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 2 May 2024

That could be a tall order: New Hampshire tried to sue Massachusetts for temporarily collecting income tax from roughly 80,000 of its residents who worked from home during the pandemic, and the Supreme Court rejected the complaint without comment. —Susan Haigh, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024

Separating Russia from China today would be a tall order. —Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024

Mine thoroughly enjoyed our spring break stay here, and that’s a tall order for my ever-harder-to-please tweens. —Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024

Cornacchia, the president of St. Peter’s, acknowledged that the school was limited by its size and reach, and that recreating the magic of 2022 was a tall order for future teams. —Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

Asking unhappy job seekers to fully embrace AI may be a tall order. —Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024