no sooner said than done

phrase

As soon as something is said, it will be done.

Meanings

phrase
  1. 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
APA

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

MLA

“no sooner said than done.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20sooner%20said%20than%20done. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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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