Definition of à la minute
cooking
: prepared very quickly and served immediately : not prepared in advance
A quick and tasty side dish is spaghetti with an à la minute sauce based on plum tomatoes and basil.— Pierre Franey, New York Times, 1 June 1988
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The first known use of à la minute was in 1822
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