# hot minute

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/hot-minute
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

A long period of time.

## Examples

- I have not seen you in a hot minute.
- It has been a hot minute since we last caught up over coffee, so tell me everything.
- Although it had been a hot minute since he last visited his hometown, the familiar streets still felt like home.

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