(at) any minute (now)
idiom
: very soon
The bus should be here any minute now.
I'm expecting a phone call any minute.
Things could change at any minute.
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The wind was whipping and the sky, threatening to drench us any minute, mirrored the dull grays of the roads, sidewalks, and bike paths around us.
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Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024
The school’s headmaster, Buckle (Jonathan Pryce), comes to the rescue, noting that a coup is due any minute.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
For a week now, an announcement has been expected to come at any minute.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
As graduates of Jegertroppen, Tora and her fellow operatives could be deployed at any minute.
—Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2016
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Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 8 Oct. 2024
The school’s headmaster, Buckle (Jonathan Pryce), comes to the rescue, noting that a coup is due any minute.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
For a week now, an announcement has been expected to come at any minute.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 15 July 2024
As graduates of Jegertroppen, Tora and her fellow operatives could be deployed at any minute.
—Elisabeth Braw, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2016
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“(at) any minute (now).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28at%29%20any%20minute%20%28now%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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