Idiom: on short notice

Meaning

Idiom: (on/with) short notice

— I told my boss that I was really sorry but I wouldn’t be able to work this weekend on such short notice.

— You can’t expect me to always be able to help you on short notice like this.

— Luckily, although it was short notice, I got the message in time to get here.

— I know it's short notice but do you want to go to the opera tonight? My coworker gave me tickets.

— We got to the hospital with short notice but made it before my daughter-in-law gave birth to our grandson.

— Unfortunately, we cannot turn around the project with such short notice.

— I wish I could go to the beach but I can't get off work with such short notice.

— I was transferred to Hong Kong with such short notice my wife had to stay behind for a couple of months to get our house packed up and rented.

— Do you think we could possibly pull together a two-day conference with such short notice?

— You'll be very lucky to find a nice venue for your wedding reception on short notice.

— That particular caterer is not available on such short notice but we can try another one that came with a very high recommendation.

— The management team approved a bonus for you for delivering a high quality product with short notice. Congratulations.

— I'm warning you that if you keep asking the team to complete projects on short notice, they will burn out and quit.