in a minute

idiom

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

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Lawyers, of course, didn’t make the list, and neither did journalists—more on that in a minute. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The Life of a Showgirl is a naturally cinematic title, and given Swift’s work toward her still-forthcoming feature film, this feels like her most cinephile album in a minute. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025 True, more time on the bluff means the federal government must pony up more money to pay for it (more on all that in a minute), but Edison doesn’t recover the full cost, Weisman said. Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 31 July 2025 So instead of getting solved within five seconds, humans may be able to do it in a minute or two. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 July 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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