on the heels of

phrase

: immediately following

came close on the heels of the announcement

Examples of on the heels of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That's on the heels of a 41-7 blowout at Northwestern that was ugly enough for Deion Sanders to dismiss a handful of players for conduct detrimental to the team days later. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

MongoDB’s investor day yesterday was a net positive on the heels of its ex-CEO’s surprise exit to start the week, Bank of America argued. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Bulochnikov-Paul first joined the company in March 2017 as VP Communications at Freeform on the heels of its rebrand from ABC Family. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

This comes on the heels of Brilliant Earth becoming the official, exclusive fine jewelry partner of the estate and the House of Taylor. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on the heels of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove