Idiom
this minute
Meaning
right now, immediately
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need you to clean your room this minute.”
“The fire alarm is ringing, so please leave the building this minute.”
“Realizing the deadline had passed, she sent the urgent report to her manager this minute to avoid further delays.”
Examples
simple
“I need you to clean your room this minute.”
contextual
“The fire alarm is ringing, so please leave the building this minute.”
complex
“Realizing the deadline had passed, she sent the urgent report to her manager this minute to avoid further delays.”
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