in short order
Example Sentences
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"And I think it'll be done in short order."
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
This is the stuff that usually ends in short order with a resignation, either of the member’s own volition or at the speaker’s insistence.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
“Scrubs” being what it is, the joy returns in short order.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
Every decade or economic cycle, or so it seems, brings another prognostication, each of which ends up cycling from scary to silly in short order.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
But the cock-a-doodle-dos pierced both his thick adobe walls and the cotton wadding, and in short order the shrill cries had made his exhausted brain feel all foamy, like a vanilla milkshake.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
