"at a moment's notice" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at a moment's notice.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=at a moment's notice}} at a moment's notice, {{en-prep phrase|at a moment's notice}} at a moment's notice
  1. (idiomatic) Immediately; instantaneously; without need of warning. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: at the drop of a hat
    Sense id: en-at_a_moment's_notice-en-prep_phrase-dQqagbW9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items

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