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short notice, on

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  1. Also, at short notice. With little advance warning or time to prepare, as in They told us to be ready to move out on short notice. The noun notice here is used in the sense of “information” or “intelligence.” [Late 1700s]


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London-based AG is known to draw big names for his impromptu performances, which he announces at short notice on his social media channels.

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

Eddy said that with such short notice on the ban, first announced by President Joko Widodo on Friday evening, there was no way exporters could rush their products out.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2022

The pharmacy staff at Jackson Health System often gets short notice on how many doses are coming - sometimes as little as 24 hours.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2021

The pharmacy staff at Jackson Health System often gets short notice on how many doses are coming — sometimes as little as 24 hours.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2021

The political results of these operations, which for the time numbered the Corsicans among the willing subjects of the British crown, will claim a short notice on a fitting opportunity.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Thomas Forester

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