on short notice

quickly and without a timely notification of other people; with very little lead time. She called the meeting on such short notice that we had no time to prepare.

on short notice

also at short notice

with little warning It's hard to find someone to take care of the kids on short notice.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AleĈJo	ah-LE-chyo	Esperanto
Cornell	[kɔ:'nel]
Hercule	-	French
Haldor	-	Norwegian
Jacques	[ʒa:k]
'Orpah	-	Biblical Hebrew