any minute now

adverb

Very soon.

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

Meanings

adverbany minute now (not comparable)
  1. not comparableVery soon.

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

    Synonyms: in a minute, any moment now

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbVery soon.

Translations

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

any minute now. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/any%20minute%20now

MLA

“any minute now.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/any%20minute%20now. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “any minute now,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/any%20minute%20now.

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