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Short-Notice

/ˈʃɔrt ˈnoʊtɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A brief period of time before an event or action is expected to occur.

    "The meeting was scheduled on short notice, leaving little time for preparation."
  2. 2

    An announcement or notification given with little advance warning.

    "She received a short-notice call to attend the conference."

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The term 'short-notice' combines 'short', derived from Old English 'sceort', meaning brief or limited in duration, and 'notice', from Latin 'notitia', meaning knowledge or awareness. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to denote urgency in communication.

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