in a minute

prepositional phrase

Within a short time, very soon

“Clean the kitchen, your grandma's coming in a minute.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Within a short time, very soon

    Clean the kitchen, your grandma's coming in a minute.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
any minute now

Translations

German gleich
  • gleichvery soon
Scottish Gaelic an ceartuair
  • an ceartuairvery soon
Spanish ¡Va!
  • ¡Va!very soon
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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