at a moment's notice
Immediately; instantaneously; without need of warning.
The soldiers were ready at a moment's notice.
VERB + NOTICE
take
If someone is rude to you, just take notice and walk away from them.
come to
I didn't come to notice the spelling mistake until I read the email a second time.
bring to
attract
Her bright red jacket attracted notice the moment she walked into the quiet room.
ADJ
warning
VERB + NOTICE
issue, place, post, put up
The landlord posted a notice on the building door about the scheduled maintenance work.
take down | read, see
NOTICE + VERB
appear, go up
A sign appeared on the office door warning employees about the building closure.
say sth, tell sb sth
PREP
~ about
A sign about the meeting was posted on the office door yesterday.
ADJ
written | advance, prior | short | reasonable
VERB + NOTICE
give, hand in your
He handed in his notice yesterday because he found a better job.
have, receive
need, require
You need to give at least two weeks' notice before you leave your job.
PREP
without ~
The restaurant closed down without notice, leaving customers disappointed.
~ of
The school gave parents two weeks' notice of the field trip.
PHRASES
at a moment's notice
Our babysitter can always come help us at a moment's notice when we have an emergency.
at short notice
We had to cancel the event at short notice because of the storm.
notice to quit
The tenant received a notice to quit after failing to pay rent for three months.
on a month's/week's, etc. notice
He was given a month's notice before the company decided to close the office.
ADV
not even
Her boyfriend didn't even notice that she had cut her hair yesterday.
not really
I didn't really notice the new paint color until my friend pointed it out.
barely, hardly, scarcely
(only) just
We just noticed that the old bookstore on Main Street has closed down.
suddenly
at once, immediately
When I walked into the room, I immediately noticed that my keys were missing from the table.
quickly, soon | eventually, finally
VERB + NOTICE
fail to
not appear to, not seem to
The children didn't appear to notice the broken window until their mother pointed it out.
PHRASES
can't/couldn't help noticing sth
I couldn't help noticing that she seemed upset when she arrived at the meeting this morning.