(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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Some of these perfumes are already bubbling under the surface, while others are fresh launches poised to take over your FYP any minute now.
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Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
More than 150,000 residents remain under evacuation notices; 23,713 acres are affected, but that number could change any minute.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
According to Trump’s social media, Bill Gates is expected any minute.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
Jamie’s lieutenant Bixby eventually reaches the church, assuring Claire that Jamie is bound to come any minute.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
More than 150,000 residents remain under evacuation notices; 23,713 acres are affected, but that number could change any minute.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
According to Trump’s social media, Bill Gates is expected any minute.
—Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2025
Jamie’s lieutenant Bixby eventually reaches the church, assuring Claire that Jamie is bound to come any minute.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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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 11 Feb. 2025.
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