at short notice

phrase

: immediately after one has been told about something
She had to leave on a business trip at (very) short notice.

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Meetings with him are arranged at short notice, in random locations, and are over fast. — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 As noted in a recent article, the level of capability that a vendor (even one like Hugging Face) has to deploy a state-of-the-art AI model at short notice is not easily sold by a vendor. — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Work and family emergencies require immediate departures, and holiday plans are often being finalized at short notice. — William Jones, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 The bipartisan legislation would require companies to maintain the ability to shut down their models at short notice. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for at short notice

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“At short notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20short%20notice. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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