in short order
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3.5
- idiom
- In short order, she'll wish that you had.
- followed in short order
- recovered in short order
- got in short order
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Watch on YouTubeI think that we would forget about it in short order and find something else to replace that.
- I think that we would forget about it in short order and find something else to replace that.
- I don't know why I don't want to know, but I do know, you know, in short order I'm going to be like paying a visit to that aisle to get that toilet seat.
- Thank you for watching and we'll try and do more streams with overclock and stuff in short order.
- I don't know if that's been halted or what or these these documentaries will come out here in short order, but they've been working on them for the past two or three years.
- What we did in short order, man, is we bought into, not bought into.
Examples
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After the meeting, he finished the report in short order and submitted it on time.
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With a formal declaration of independence, the political situation of the Revolution transformed in short order.
Academic text (2000) -
I'll have you back to work in short order, my friend.
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We'll be returning you to the Earth in short order.
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Luke and the other men brought tools, and the roof was done in short order.
Fiction book (1997) -
First, the administration must deliver on its promises and do so in short order.
Academic text (2003) -
As it is now, I need to decide in short order between the two remaining Democratic candidates.
Blog text (18) -
In short order, sailors and soldiers had spread the dreaded disease around the world.
Academic text (2018) -
In short order, the virtual disappearance of surplus oil production capacity jolted the market.
Academic text (2009) -
The package arrived in short order, allowing us to begin the project ahead of schedule.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
915
1.0
Without any delay
356
1.4
In a very short time
310
1.0
Right away without any delay
244
1.8
As quickly as you can without delay
237
1.0
Immediately without delay
192
2.0
Very quickly, in a short time
156
1.3
Very quickly, in a short time
93
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
75
1.0
Quickly and smoothly
49
3.2
Right away without any hesitation
48
5.6
Very quickly, without delay
43
3.5
In a quick, careless way
32
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
24
3.3
Very quickly, in almost no time
22
3.2
Without delay after something happens
21
3.7
Very quickly and without delay
19
2.8
Quickly and without careful thought
14
3.0
Immediately without delay
14
1.0
Do something at once without delay
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
8
1.0
As early as possible
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
5
8.2
At a fast pace
4
7.4
As quickly as possible
3
6.0
Very quickly and without hesitation
2
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
2
6.6
Immediately without any delay
2
8.5
Very quickly without delay
1
8.9
Very quickly and without delay
1
6.5
Soon, without much delay
1
9.9
Right away without delay
1
7.0
In a very short time
1
7.2
In a very short time
1
2.0
Happen very fast
1
5.0
Happens very quickly
1
8.5
Happening very quickly
1
7.9
In a very short time
Antonyms
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'very quickly/without delay' is partly derivable because 'short' evokes brief duration and the prepositional pattern 'in ... order' frames a temporal context; a learner who knows 'short' and basic prepositions may guess a meaning related to quickness. However, the role of 'order' is somewhat idiomatic (not literally a sequence) and the fixed phrase usage is not fully predictable, so comprehension is likely incomplete without prior exposure.
Etymology
In short order may come from a busy kitchen where a short-order cook makes quick dishes one after another so they are ready right away. That's why the phrase means 'very quickly'.