Phrase guide

any minute now

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Very soon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He's on the way, and tells me he'll be here any minute now.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: ĉiun momenton nun — very soon
  • Finnish: millä hetkellä tahansa — very soon
  • French: d'un moment à l'autre — very soon
  • French: d'une minute à l'autre — very soon
  • Greek: όπου να ’ναι (ópou na ’nai) — very soon
  • Greek: από λεπτό σε λεπτό (apó leptó se leptó) — very soon
  • Italian: presto — very soon
  • Italian: da un momento all'altro — very soon
  • Polish: lada chwila — very soon
  • Portuguese: a qualquer hora — very soon
  • Russian: с мину́ты на мину́ту (s minúty na minútu) — very soon
  • Russian: вот-вот (vot-vot) — very soon
  • Spanish: de un momento a otro — very soon