on the heels of

Also, hard on the heels of. Directly behind, immediately following, as in Mom's birthday comes on the heels of Mother's Day, or Hard on the heels of the flood there was a tornado. The hard in the variant acts as an intensifier, giving it the sense of “close on the heels of”. [Early 1800s] Also see at one's heels.

Words Nearby on the heels of

on the eve of
on the face of it
on the fly
on the fritz
on the go
on the heels of
on the Hill
on the horizon
on the horns of a dilemma
on the hour
on the house

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