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My Celine Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

at short notice or shortly

Are the sentences the same in meaning?

I made a decision at short notice.

I made a decision shortly.

What does "at short notice" mean?
  

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Hi, I made a decision at short notice. 'Short notice' means you received information very soon before the event happened or the deadline. I have to work late tonight.

— Clive

  • Hi, I made a decision at short notice.
  • 'Short notice' means you received information very soon before the event happened or the deadline.
  • I have to work late tonight.
  • My boss gave me short notice about this important task.
  • I made a decision shortly.
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Hi,

I made a decision at short notice. 'Short notice' means you received information very soon before the event happened or the deadline. I have to work late tonight. My boss gave me short notice about this important task.

I made a decision shortly. This means 'in a short time'. I didn't take
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Funny. I don't recognize either of these.

I would write:

I made a decision on short notice.

I will make a decision shortly.
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I would agree with Davkett here -- on short notice (rather than at), and "shortly" used with the future, not the past.
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Hi guys,

I have no problem with 'at short notice', although 'on' is fine by me, too. I wonder if this is possibly AmE versus BrE?

I think 'shortly' is probably less often used for the past, but I see no problem in doing so. It does sound a little literary to me.

Clive
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