(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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Without a licensing agreement from Disney, 11 years of hard work could be shut down at any minute by a Disney lawyer.
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J. Clara Chan, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
The sense that their words might any minute merge to release the keening voice of mystery keeps one’s ears attuned.
—Terry Dawson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 June 2024
The Guardians are off to a great start, and the pitching staff could crumble at any minute.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 9 Apr. 2024
Would security forces come bursting through the door at any minute to take our computers?
—Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2015
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J. Clara Chan, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
The sense that their words might any minute merge to release the keening voice of mystery keeps one’s ears attuned.
—Terry Dawson, Austin American-Statesman, 12 June 2024
The Guardians are off to a great start, and the pitching staff could crumble at any minute.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 9 Apr. 2024
Would security forces come bursting through the door at any minute to take our computers?
—Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2015
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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 8 Jan. 2025.
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