Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at short notice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: at short- no-tice
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

With very little warning or preparation time.

British usage

Example Sentences

"This was first introduced on November 7, 1960, but suspended on December 17 because of defects which caused explosions, and a steam service substituted at short notice, as described in our July issue."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

on short notice (alternative, US)

Questions

What does at short notice mean?: With very little warning or preparation time.

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