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in short order

Idioms  

  1. Quickly, without delay, as in The children got ready in short order to go to the mall. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

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"And I think it'll be done in short order."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

This is the stuff that usually ends in short order with a resignation, either of the member’s own volition or at the speaker’s insistence.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

“Scrubs” being what it is, the joy returns in short order.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Every decade or economic cycle, or so it seems, brings another prognostication, each of which ends up cycling from scary to silly in short order.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The horsemen would wipe out their lead in short order.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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