this minute

adverb

right now, immediately

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Meanings

adverbthis minute (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableright now, immediately
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    'Sir, I know what to do,' retorted Mrs Pipchin, 'and of course shall do it. Susan Nipper,' snapping her up particularly short, 'a month's warning from this hour.' 'Oh indeed!' cried Susan, loftily. 'Yes,' returned Mrs Pipchin, 'and don't smile at me, you minx, or I'll know the reason why! Go along with you this minute!'

    1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

this minute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20minute

MLA

“this minute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20minute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “this minute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20minute.

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