minute by minute

phrase

: very quickly as time passes
Things kept changing minute by minute.

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Keep checking live forecasts throughout the evening, as conditions can shift minute by minute. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 The First Alert Weather Team will be in place and monitoring the situation minute by minute. Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026 As the traffic environment changes minute by minute, AVs and other stakeholders can see and adapt to these changes thanks to the continuous, open and real-time data that cities and transportation agencies provide. Bryan Mistele, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026 The recordings, released by the Kerrville Police Department on Friday, are uploaded in the order the calls came in, tracing the flood emergency minute by minute and the rising terror of people trapped as water climbed first by the inch, then by the foot through homes and cabins. Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minute by minute

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“Minute by minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minute%20by%20minute. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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