right this second

idiom

: at this very moment
I can't come right this second.

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“Right this second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20this%20second. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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