no sooner said than done

Idioms  

1. Accomplished immediately, as in He said we should leave and, no sooner said than done. This expression employs no sooner ... than in the sense of “at once,” a usage dating from the mid-1500s.

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no sooner said than done

As for no sooner said than done, it’s a promise that’s seldom kept. errand of mercy.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The thing was no sooner said than done, and the party made short work of it.

From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley

He also gave a kindly welcome to Perrot, and bade forthwith furnish the Count with apparel, servants and horses, suited to his rank; all which was no sooner said than done.

From The Decameron, Volume I by J. M. (James Macmullen) Rigg

This infernal horse was always fond of shying, and now he's going to shy me off; and, ecod! no sooner said than done.

From Sketches by Seymour — Volume 05 by Robert Seymour

Phr. touch and go; no sooner said than done.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget