Without further ado means without any more delay or introduction. A host or speaker uses it to end the opening and move to the main part: Without further ado, let's listen to the winning recording. Ado is an old word for fuss, bother. In ordinary conversation the phrase sounds grand or playful.
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without further ado, let's ...; without further ado, here is ...; also without more ado
- Without further ado, let's listen to the winning recording.
- The host welcomed everyone and moved to the first demonstration without further ado.
- Without further ado, here are the three photographs selected for the exhibition.
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First versionWithout further adieu, let's begin the demonstration.
RevisionWithout further ado, let's begin the demonstration.
Ado and the French adieu sound almost the same, and adieu is the more familiar word, so it slips in: without further adieu. Even native speakers do this. But adieu means 'goodbye', and the phrase needs ado, 'fuss'. With ado back, it means 'no more delay'.
Right away and at once simply mean 'immediately': Let's start right away. Without further ado also announces that the introduction is over and the main part begins. To cut a long story short shortens a story, not a ceremony: it jumps to the point of what happened.
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We have finished the introductions: Without further ___, let's start the game.
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ado — You need ado, 'fuss, delay'. Adieu means 'goodbye' and doesn't belong in this phrase, even though it sounds similar.
You're hosting a school concert and have finished the welcome. Introduce the first act in one sentence with without further ado.
Without further ado, please welcome our first performer, Anna Lee.
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