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 summit lost two of its lead speakers—Jensen Huang and Bill Gates—at short notice.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
And despite the huge crowds on earlier days, the CEOs of OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic delivered their remarks to a more than half-empty hall on Thursday, after entry to the venue was restricted at short notice, apparently for security reasons.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Arsenal suffered a significant blow when Saka withdrew — but Madueke stepped in at short notice to serve as an impressive understudy.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The oligarch came and went in his private jet and kept a spare jet in Anchorage in case another might be needed at short notice.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
And despite the huge crowds on earlier days, the CEOs of OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic delivered their remarks to a more than half-empty hall on Thursday, after entry to the venue was restricted at short notice, apparently for security reasons.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Arsenal suffered a significant blow when Saka withdrew — but Madueke stepped in at short notice to serve as an impressive understudy.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The oligarch came and went in his private jet and kept a spare jet in Anchorage in case another might be needed at short notice.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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“At short notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20short%20notice. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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