short notice
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshortandnotice
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short
adjective
uk/ʃɔːt/us/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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notice
noun
uk/ˈnəʊ.tɪs/us/ˈnoʊ.t̬ɪs/
(a board, piece of paper, etc. containing) information ...
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(Definition ofshortandnoticefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofshort notice
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Thus, here is a data bank which can be consulted atshortnoticein one's own laboratory.
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Workers might have to be laid off or hired in larger numbers atshortnotice.
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In some cases, staff were transferred to other work atshortnotice.
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Referrals such as this would often come at veryshortnotice.
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The big winners seem to be the tour operators, and the problem is that they can decide to shift destinations atshortnotice.
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The agents, merchants and planters enjoyed easy access to government throughout the war and obtained audiences with senior ministers atshortnotice.
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Inquests were usually held in pubs (otherwise known as inns or taverns), often the only local place which could offer sufficient accommodation atshortnotice.
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It is worth noting that many transplant candidates travel considerable distances on extremelyshortnoticewhen a donor call is received.
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A need for assistance atshortnoticeat any time is defined as 'critical interval need'.
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The crown could also harass the defendant by changing the venue of his trial atshortnotice.
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In the last six months, have you looked after someone else's children onshortnoticefor a few hours?
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Children could be used atshortnoticeto provide replacements for absentees or to fill vacancies created by dismissals.
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Considering their reluctance to reveal the pregnancy to people involved in these situations, the woman has the additional stress of creating excuses and deceptions at rathershortnotice.
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Extreme tardiness on the part of the reviewer has delayed the appearance of thisshortnotice.
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Accused persons who were actually brought to trial, moreover, were given extremelyshortnoticeof their trial dates, thus giving them very little time to put together a defence.
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From a legal perspective, this practice rendered the immigrants free wage labourers as they were not bound by year-long work contracts and were free to quit at relativelyshortnotice.
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We sometimes had to seek advice about very profound matters in particularly difficult circumstances and at veryshortnotice.
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