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in short order

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in short order

very quickly. I can straighten out this mess in short order. The maids came in and cleaned the place up in short order.

See also: order, short

in short order

very quickly He was able to deal with the scheduling problems in short order. In short order, she became head waiter.

See also: order, short

in short order

Quickly, without delay, as in The children got ready in short order to go to the mall. [First half of 1800s]

See also: order, short