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this minute

ADVERB

immediately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly forthwith instantly promptly rapidly shortly soon urgently

STRONG

now

WEAK

PDQ anon at short notice away double-time hereupon in a New York minute in a flash in a jiffy in nothing flat instantaneously instanter like now now or never on the dot on the double on the spot pronto right now soon afterward straight away straight off summarily thereupon this instant tout de suite unhesitatingly without delay without hesitation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later

WEAK

eventually never

ADVERB

instantly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly immediately instantaneously right away

STRONG

forthwith now

WEAK

PDQ at once away double-time first off in a flash instanter on a dime pronto right spontaneously straight away there and then tout de suite without delay

Antonyms

STRONG

later

WEAK

eventually

Example Sentences

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Scotland are strong at this minute in time.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

One New Year's resolution that journalists need to start adopting right this minute: Stop saying Rudy Giuliani has changed.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

“Us, at this minute, are focused on what really truly matters, a game that’s going to be difficult, against a good team,” Cuba manager Armando Johnson said in Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2023

You’ll forget your age, nobody will ask you to leave, and you’ll never be alone, because tomorrow’s Swifties are being born right this minute.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

“If he doesn’t apologize this minute, he’ll have to sleep in the loft.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

this minute

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