without more ado

without more ado
without any delay

Without further ado, let’s begin the show.

Thesaurus: happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediatelysynonym
Main entry: ado

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without further/more ado idiom
(old-fashioned) without delaying; immediately

We set to work without further ado.

Main entry:adoidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • without more ado — without further/more ado without any delay. And so, without further ado, let me introduce you to tonight s speaker …   New idioms dictionary

  • without further ado — without further/more/ado phrase without any delay Without further ado, let’s begin the show. Thesaurus: happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediatelysynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • without further ado — without further/more ado without any delay. And so, without further ado, let me introduce you to tonight s speaker …   New idioms dictionary

  • without further ado — without any more talk or activity. Without further ado, here is my list of the ten best restaurants in St. Louis …   New idioms dictionary

  • without further (or more) ado — without any fuss or delay; immediately. → ado …   English new terms dictionary

  • ado — [[t]ədu͟ː[/t]] PHRASE: PHR with v If you do something without further ado or without more ado, you do it at once and do not discuss or delay it any longer. [OLD FASHIONED] And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor …   English dictionary

  • ado — n. (pl. ados) fuss, busy activity; trouble, difficulty. Phrases and idioms: without more ado immediately. Etymology: orig. in much ado = much to do, f. north. ME at do (= to do) f. ON at AT as sign of infin. + DO(1) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ado — a|do [əˈdu:] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: at do to do, being done ] without more/further ado without delaying or wasting any time ▪ So without further ado, I ll now ask Mr Davis to open the debate …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ado — noun (U) without more/further ado without delaying or wasting any time: So without further ado, I ll now ask Mr Davis to open the debate …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ado — UK [əˈduː] / US [əˈdu] noun without further/more ado without any delay Without further ado, let s begin the show …   English dictionary

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