not a minute too soon
at the last possible moment; just in time
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The bus arrived, and it was not a minute too soon.”
“The rescue team reached the stranded hikers just as the storm hit, not a minute too soon.”
“The emergency funding arrived at the struggling charity not a minute too soon, effectively preventing the imminent closure of their primary shelter.”
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any time soon
soon
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hot minute
A long period of time.
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just a minute
A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.
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last minute
An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.
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laugh a minute
A funny thing or person.
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mile a minute
Very quickly.
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talk a mile a minute
To speak quickly or excessively.
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this minute
right now, immediately
Last updated August 10, 2026