minute by minute

idiom

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

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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 There was something deeply moving about watching Cassils use the force of their own body and their intense mental focus to doggedly spell out one letter at a time, one word at a time, minute by minute, hour after hour. Gayatri Gopinath, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025 Rather than simply betting on the outcome or point spread of games, gamblers can now use their betting apps to place live prop bets minute by minute within the game. David French, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025 That is more that a 500% increase from the max Hollow Knight players but again, Hollow Knight is setting its own records minute by minute. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 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 24 Dec. 2025.

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