any minute now

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shortly adv.
soon adv.

ADVERB

shortly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

quickly soon

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon before long by and by in a little while proximately

Antonyms

WEAK

later

ADVERB

soon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly early instantly promptly quickly rapidly shortly speedily

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon before long betimes by and by coming down the pike ere long expeditiously fast fleetly forthwith hastily in a little while in a minute in a second in a short time in due time in short order in time lickety-split on time posthaste pronto quick short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

late later

WEAK

distant far never

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any minute now

You have my pledge I will never get it wrong, until the next time I get it wrong, which could be any minute now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

"Thank you so much. I honestly feel like I’m going to wake up any minute now and this whole thing has been a dream."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2024

Harry had made Ursula eat veal; now Ursula would give us all a good scare; any minute now, she would leap to her feet and curtsy.

From Slate ● May 27, 2023

An unverified, viral video ignites “Athena,” Romain Gavras’ French gendarmes-vs.-banlieue youths thriller that, though speculative, looks like it could erupt any minute now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2022

I still feel like a Fake Item Box that Mario is going to run over any minute now.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine

any minute now

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