on a moment's/minute's notice

idiom

: immediately after one has been told about something

They're prepared to help us on a moment's notice.

They can be ready to go on a moment's notice.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Through the two days, regular ICU staff were there for me on a moment's notice, always solicitous of my needs. —

Star Tribune, 14 June 2021 Stone has the speed and shiftiness to break big plays on a moment's notice. —

J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 27 Sep. 2022 Her friend Natalie says Heidi often ran errands for her boss on a moment's notice. —

Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 28 July 2022 Tom Morello was supposed to play but injured his Achilles tendon in the run-up to the show, so Orianthi graciously agreed to step in on a moment's notice and treated the crowd to a jaw-dropping display of sheer musical prowess. —

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2021 The most up-to-date information is below, but please be aware that governments can change their regulations on a moment's notice. —

CNN, 29 Nov. 2021 For 50 years the Minuteman missile has been armed and ready, day and night, for nuclear war on a moment's notice. —

Robert Burns, Star Tribune, 11 May 2021 Staff carve out space, often on a moment's notice, to create more bed space. —

Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2021 The royal family has access to personal chefs who are ready to cook them the most decadent meals imaginable on a moment's notice—but not every royal actually takes advantage of that job perk. —

Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 26 Sep. 2020 See More

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