tall order

noun

informal

: something that is very difficult to do

Getting the project done on schedule is going to be a tall order.

That's a tall order to fill.

Examples of tall order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That's a tall order, to say nothing of hitting the $30,000 price point Musk has in mind for it. —New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026

For North American fans, that means navigating New York presales and potentially planning a trip around Madison Square Garden dates — a tall order, even for the most devoted. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026

Calming the city streets is a tall order for Oakland’s leaders, who have struggled to curb road safety. —Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026

But, because not all of us are used to wearing larger garments, figuring out how to pull off an oversized shirt without getting swallowed up by it can be a tall order. —Sri Rain Stewart, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for tall order

• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder
• boarder
• border
• corder
• warder