in a minute

idiom

: in a very short time : soon
I'll explain that in a minute.

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But the apartment didn’t sell in a minute, or a month, or a year. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Obviously, his first day back out there on the field in a minute. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 In fact, the best piece from those two trades might be a subsequent trade that converted three of the least valuable picks into an unprotected 2031 Phoenix first (more on that in a minute). John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Former mayors Marty Walsh and Ray Flynn spoke about their friend on Tuesday, more on that in a minute. Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in a minute

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“In a minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20minute. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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