Phrase guide

no sooner said than done

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tal dit tal fet — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Czech: jako by se stalo — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Danish: som sagt så gjort — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Dutch: zo gezegd zo gedaan — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Finnish: sanottu ja tehty — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • French: aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • French: sitôt dit, sitôt fait — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Galician: dito e feito — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Galician: meu dito meu feito — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • German: gesagt, getan — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Italian: detto, fatto — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Latin: dictō citius — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Eastern Mari: каласыме - ыштыме (kalasyme - yštyme) — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Norwegian Bokmål: som sagt, så gjort — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: som sagt, så gjort — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Polish: już się robi — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Polish: robi się — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Portuguese: dito e feito — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Russian: ска́зано – сде́лано — no sooner than something is said it will be done
  • Spanish: dicho y hecho — no sooner than something is said it will be done