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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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Banks might have to make hard decisions in short order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Had he simply fought Fox’s complaint the right way, he may well have defeated the charges in short order.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

And at the centre of it all was poor 22-year-old Kinsky, selected ahead of previous first-choice Guglielmo Vicario, but substituted in short order after two slips gifted goals to Marcos Llorente and Julian Alvarez.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

"How'd you do in English? I'll show you the door in short order if you flunked English, you little ace composition writer."

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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