- at a moment's notice
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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
