ado

3 definitions • 4 examples

a lot of activity, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves:

Most state flags were adopted with little ado many years ago.

Without ado, it became the most widely used system in the world.

much more activity, worry, or excitement than the situation deserves:

I had the feeling that the "3D experience" would be much ado about nothing.

delay or unnecessary activity:

Without further ado, I shall introduce tonight’s speaker.