on short notice
idiom
US
: immediately after one has been told about something
She had to leave on a business trip on (very) short notice.
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Schnell was scheduled to face Alessandro Costa at flyweight on Saturday, but with Costa withdrawing earlier this week, the bout was moved to 135-pounds when Durden agreed to compete on short notice.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Jasper is being menaced by fires from the north and south, and the town’s 5,000 residents – along with 20,000 more park visitors – fled on short notice on the night of July 22 when the fires flared up.
—Dorany Pineda, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
What the Sharks lack is a third goalie with NHL experience, someone who can be recalled from the AHL on short notice without leaving the Barracuda shorthanded.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024
Patriot Front’s leaders routinely summoned members to travel across the country, on short notice, for demonstrations: hundreds of young white men marched in identical uniforms, with protective helmets disguised as baseball caps, and neck gaiters pulled over their faces.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Jasper is being menaced by fires from the north and south, and the town’s 5,000 residents – along with 20,000 more park visitors – fled on short notice on the night of July 22 when the fires flared up.
—Dorany Pineda, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2024
What the Sharks lack is a third goalie with NHL experience, someone who can be recalled from the AHL on short notice without leaving the Barracuda shorthanded.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 July 2024
Patriot Front’s leaders routinely summoned members to travel across the country, on short notice, for demonstrations: hundreds of young white men marched in identical uniforms, with protective helmets disguised as baseball caps, and neck gaiters pulled over their faces.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
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