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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à la minute
adverb-
- Intricate desserts are made à la minute, which is why the server insists they be ordered ahead of time.
- —S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2009
