Meanings
- As soon as something is said, it will be done.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Catalan tal dit tal fet
- tal dit tal fetno sooner than something is said it will be done
Czech jako by se stalo
- jako by se stalono sooner than something is said it will be done
Danish som sagt så gjort
- som sagt så gjortno sooner than something is said it will be done
Dutch zo gezegd zo gedaan
- zo gezegd zo gedaanno sooner than something is said it will be done
Finnish sanottu ja tehty
- sanottu ja tehtyno sooner than something is said it will be done
French aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait, sitôt dit, sitôt fait
- aussitôt dit, aussitôt faitno sooner than something is said it will be done
- sitôt dit, sitôt faitno sooner than something is said it will be done
German gesagt, getan
- gesagt, getanno sooner than something is said it will be done
Italian detto, fatto
- detto, fattono sooner than something is said it will be done
Latin dictō citius
- dictō citiusno sooner than something is said it will be done
Norwegian Bokmål som sagt, så gjort
- som sagt, så gjortno sooner than something is said it will be done
Polish już się robi, robi się
- już się robino sooner than something is said it will be done
- robi sięno sooner than something is said it will be done
Portuguese dito e feito
- dito e feitono sooner than something is said it will be done
Russian ска́зано – сде́лано
- ска́зано – сде́ланоno sooner than something is said it will be done
Spanish dicho y hecho
- dicho y hechono sooner than something is said it will be done
Cite this entry
no sooner said than done. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20sooner%20said%20than%20done
“no sooner said than done.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20sooner%20said%20than%20done. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no sooner said than done,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20sooner%20said%20than%20done.
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