at a moment's notice

at a moment's notice
Immediately; instantaneously; without need of warning.

Eponymously, the minutemen were ready at a moment’s notice.


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  • at a moment's notice — at short ˈnotice | at a moment s ˈnotice idiom not long in advance; without warning or time for preparation • This was the best room we could get at such short notice. • You must be ready to leave at a moment s notice. Main entry: ↑noticeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • at a moment's notice — with little warning, on short notice    We may call you at a moment s notice whenever we need help …   English idioms

  • at a moment's notice — almost immediately. Everyone was packed and ready to leave at a moment s notice. Related vocabulary: at the drop of a hat, on the spur of the moment …   New idioms dictionary

  • at a moment's notice — ► at short (or a moment s) notice with little warning. Main Entry: ↑notice …   English terms dictionary

  • at/on a moment's notice — see ↑notice, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑moment …   Useful english dictionary

  • at (or N. Amer. on) short (or a moment's) notice — with little warning. → notice …   English new terms dictionary

  • notice — ► NOUN 1) attention; observation. 2) advance notification or warning. 3) a formal declaration of one s intention to end an agreement, typically one concerning employment or tenancy. 4) a displayed sheet or placard giving news or information. 5) a …   English terms dictionary

  • notice — 1 verb (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) 1 to see, hear, or feel something: He spilled the tea, but Miss Whitley did not notice. | notice sth/sb: You may notice a numb feeling in your fingers. | notice that: Catherine noticed that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • notice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 attention ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ The disease came to public notice in the 80s. VERB + NOTICE ▪ take ▪ Take no notice of what you read in the papers …   Collocations dictionary

  • notice — no|tice1 [ noutıs ] verb transitive *** to become conscious of someone or something by seeing, hearing, or feeling them: I noticed that the door was open. After a few days here you hardly notice the rain! Did you notice how pale he looks? get… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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