The officers expect you to act the moment they bark out the orders.
phrasebark out bark out sth • bark sth out to shout something loudly and suddenly, especially an order: The general began barking out orders to his staff.
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bark (something) out (to someone)
To yell at or speak severely to another person. The science teacher barked a scolding out to us for not doing our homework.I know I barked out my instructions earlier, so I guess no one was actually listening to me.