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Definition: AT SHORT NOTICE |
AT SHORT NOTICE1. In a brief time; promptly. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Earliness | Suddenly; (instantaneously); before one can say "Jack Robinson", at short notice, extempore; on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion; at once; on the spot, on the instant; at sight; offhand, out of hand; a' vue d'oeil; straight, straightway, straightforth; forthwith, incontinently, summarily, immediately, briefly, shortly, quickly, speedily, apace, before the ink is dry, almost immediately, presently at the first opportunity, in no long time, by and by, in a while, directly. |
Haste | Adverb: with haste, with all haste, with breathless speed; in haste; Adjective: apace; (swiftly); amain; all at once; (instantaneously); at short notice; immediately; (early); posthaste; by cable, by express, by telegraph, by forced marches. |
Transientness | Adverb: temporarily; Adjective: pro tempore; for the moment, for a time; awhile, en passant, in transitu; in a short time; soon; (early); briefly; Adjective: at short notice; on the point of, on the eve of; in articulo; between cup and lip. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: AT SHORT NOTICE |
| Specialty definitions using "AT SHORT NOTICE": realisable assets, realizable assets. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Peak energy is needed at short notice and, as a result, is getting good prices. (references) | |
Economic History | Russia | Tax Code reform is ongoing, and consequently taxes are subject to change at short notice. (references) |
Travel | Israel | Major hotels will likely offer to make photocopies of a sample card if you need additional cards at short notice. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "AT SHORT NOTICE": deposit at short notice. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "AT SHORT NOTICE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | في لمح البصر (in brief, in no time), في وقت قصير. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | dans le court temps. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | תוך זמן קצר. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | pillanatokon belül, előzetes bejelentés nélkül. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | atay ortshay oticenay chiar atunci (at that instant, on short notice). (various references) немедленно (directly, forthwith, immediately, in no time, in short order, incontinently, instantly, on the spot, out of hand, right away, straightway, therewith), по первому требованию (at a moment's notice). (various references) con poca anticipación. (various references) med kort varsel. (various references) негайно (amain, anon, at once, belive, by and by, chop-chop, forthwith, immediately, in an instant, in one's track, instantly, like a shot, on the spot, outright, promptly, right away, right off), зараз же (forthwith, incontinently, just now, like a shot, offhand, right now, then and there). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-i-n-o-o-r-s-t-t-t" | |
-2 letters: anorthosite, orthostatic. | |
-3 letters: anchorites, anorthites, antechoirs, carnotites, cartoonish, cartoonist, cornettist, octonaries, rheostatic, throatiest. | |
-4 letters: anchorets, anchorite, anoretics, anorthite, antechoir, carnotite, chantries, chattiest, consortia, corantoes, cornetist, coronates, corotates, cortisone, creations, interacts, isochrone, isooctane, northeast, orthicons, orthotics, orthotist, reactions, rotations, senhorita, snatchier, stationer, stonechat, taconites, tattooers, theatrics, theocrats, thionates, thorniest, toothiest, torchiest, tractions. | |
-5 letters: achiotes, aconites. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-h-i-n-o-o-r-s-t-t-t" | |
+5 letters: photoreactivations. | |
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