in short order
Example Sentences
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“I expect a comprehensive report in short order and am confident the outcome will assist in resolving, once and for all, the questions that led this office to issue subpoenas,” Pirro said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
"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
Frantic, the tenants called for police protection that arrived in short order, a hundred uniformed men, some on foot, some sitting high on the backs of police horses.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
