hard on the heels of



hard/hot on the heels of something

if something comes hard on the heels of something else, it happens very soon after it A film contract came hard on the heels of the success of their first album.
See also: hard, heel, of, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
UlricUL-rikEnglish (Rare)
Steen-Danish
Sage[seidʒ]
SzabinaSAW-bee-nawHungarian
Hakim-Arabic
IsidoreIZ-i-dawr (English), ee-zee-DOR (French)English, French, Georgian, Jewish