How to Use in a minute in a Sentence

in a minute

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  • The hosts scored twice in a minute to tie the game and then take the lead.
    Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 6 Oct. 2022
  • One whole wall of this room is a video screen about which more in a minute.
    Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The world can change in a minute, or insert your cliché here.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Face the Nation will be back in a minute.
    CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Little Elm hasn't won in a minute.
    Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But the apartment didn’t sell in a minute, or a month, or a year.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Face the Nation will be back in a minute, so stay with us.
    CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The sharp, whizzing blade of a processor does that in a minute.
    Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Dianna will be along in a minute.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • See who can hook the most inflatable rings on the antlers in a minute.
    Anna Logan, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Many varieties cook in a minute or two and do not need heavy sauces to taste good.
    Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
  • In fact, that play might have been the most fun the Bulls had on the court in a minute.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Nine points in a minute of game time to resuscitate his team.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
  • This area with all the vegetation would go up in flames in a minute.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Obviously, his first day back out there on the field in a minute.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • And Face the Nation will be back in a minute, so stay with us.
    CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Also good for uncles who haven't changed up their bedding in a minute.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
  • What did hurt, though, was my chin, about an hour post-procedure—but more on that in a minute.
    Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 25 Nov. 2024
  • But the Flyers scored twice in a minute and a half to tie it back up at 3-3.
    Patrick Donnelly, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Hit enter, and the system generates a video in a minute or two.
    Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • School officials caution us that there’s more here than meets the eye; more on that in a minute as well.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Everyone expected a new look and maybe even a new song (more on that in a minute).
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • 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 cast buoys material that, in the wrong hands, could’ve curdled in a minute.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2023
  • Bitcoin, ethereum and other cryptos joined the meltdown (more on that in a minute).
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 June 2022
  • There were also two interceptions (more on that in a minute).
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
  • These eye drops really help clear my eyes up — literally bright as day in a minute.
    Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Transfers usually happen in a minute or two.
    Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Klein’s finish in a minute was the most memorable of all the performances.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The adjustable-height hammock is made from rip-resistant nylon, and it can be set up in a minute or less.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023

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