on the heels of

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Coming as it did on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic, the soaring prices and supply chain delays felt like a body blow.

From Salon

And as 2025 comes to a close on the heels of another catastrophe, there’s no better time to begin loving wholly and hard than the holidays, just as Reiner’s film encourages.

From Salon

Analog Devices occupies the No. 2 position in the market for high-performance analog, and Sur likes the company’s potential to book $500 million to $600 million in AI revenue next year on the heels of design wins.

From MarketWatch

Hot on the heels of the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas lowered its benchmark overnight reverse repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 4.50%.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company has failed to stage a turnaround on the heels of the explosive enthusiasm.

From Barron's