on such short notice
idiom
US
: without knowing very far ahead of time that something is going to happen
Thank you for meeting with me on such short notice.
Examples of on such short notice in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Few other contemporaries could summon such a crowd on such short notice.
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WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
Either way, finding a marquee replacement on such short notice to headline the world’s biggest and most profitable annual music festival is no easy matter.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
The meeting was called on such short notice — it was announced Tuesday — that only 13 of the committee’s members were able to attend.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021
The opportunity to host an event of such magnitude on such short notice doesn’t happen often, especially for a venue that never would have considered the opportunity before in a city that has never hosted a WTA tournament.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
Unable to be at Big’s funeral on such short notice, Samantha sends a gorgeous flower arrangement for his casket with a simple note of support, a gesture that touches Carrie enough to reach back out via text.
—Caroline Framke, Variety, 9 Dec. 2021
Either way, finding a marquee replacement on such short notice to headline the world’s biggest and most profitable annual music festival is no easy matter.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
Thank you for making this happen on such short notice.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2023
This revolution has made travelers' lives easier by providing a comfortable ride to their destination, particularly on such short notice.
—David Astoria, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
WIRED, 9 Aug. 2023
Either way, finding a marquee replacement on such short notice to headline the world’s biggest and most profitable annual music festival is no easy matter.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
The meeting was called on such short notice — it was announced Tuesday — that only 13 of the committee’s members were able to attend.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021
The opportunity to host an event of such magnitude on such short notice doesn’t happen often, especially for a venue that never would have considered the opportunity before in a city that has never hosted a WTA tournament.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
Unable to be at Big’s funeral on such short notice, Samantha sends a gorgeous flower arrangement for his casket with a simple note of support, a gesture that touches Carrie enough to reach back out via text.
—Caroline Framke, Variety, 9 Dec. 2021
Either way, finding a marquee replacement on such short notice to headline the world’s biggest and most profitable annual music festival is no easy matter.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
Thank you for making this happen on such short notice.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2023
This revolution has made travelers' lives easier by providing a comfortable ride to their destination, particularly on such short notice.
—David Astoria, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
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