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any minute now

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

Example Sentences

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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

Wrapped usually appears in the week after Thanksgiving, so the launch could literally be any minute now.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

The final product of those negotiations has supposedly been coming any minute now for about a week.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2024

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

“Line, we got the ’cruiters coming any minute now.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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