at short notice
idiom
: immediately after one has been told about something
She had to leave on a business trip at (very) short notice.
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The 2020 edition had to be canceled at short notice due to the pandemic.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2024
The World Health Organization has a list of potential candidate vaccines for various subtypes of H5N1 that could be mass produced at short notice.
—David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
The Saudis can also ramp up output at short notice, to more than 12 million barrels a day, if the world needs it—something no other country can do.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Many were forced to flee Russia at short notice, leaving behind possessions and a sense of purpose provided by their work.
—Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2024
The World Health Organization has a list of potential candidate vaccines for various subtypes of H5N1 that could be mass produced at short notice.
—David Cox, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
The Saudis can also ramp up output at short notice, to more than 12 million barrels a day, if the world needs it—something no other country can do.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Many were forced to flee Russia at short notice, leaving behind possessions and a sense of purpose provided by their work.
—Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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“At short notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20short%20notice. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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