in short order
Without much delay
Quickly, without delay: The fire department arrived and had the blaze under control in short order.
The phrase suggests efficient, prompt completion of something—often with a hint of impressive speed or competence.
She sorted out the billing mess in short order.
- at onceWithout any delay
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- quicklyAt high speed
- in a heartbeatWithout any delay
- expeditiouslyWith speed and efficiency
posthaste · fast · promptly · lickety-split · tout de suite · swiftly · forthwith · without delay · in no time · right away · in a trice · in two shakes · pronto · rapidly · instantaneously · speedily · on the double · soon
temporal speed/duration
in short ordereventually
At a later time
in due time · in the long run · slowly · at a snail's pace · over time
order, short, ordered, disorder, shorten, orders, orderly, ordering, shortly