Meanings
adjectiveminute-to-minute (not comparable)
- not comparableRapidly shifting; changing from one minute to the next.
Origin
Earliest use found in the works of George Orwell (pseudonym for Eric Blair). First attested in the 1940s.
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APA
minute-to-minute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute-to-minute
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“minute-to-minute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute-to-minute. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minute-to-minute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minute-to-minute.
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