this minute
idiom
: right now : immediately
Stop it this minute!
I have to have the report this minute.
Examples of this minute in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Right now, this minute, the Dodgers’ payroll is at $321 million or so and the Mets are right there behind them at $314 million.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Apple’s commitment, if it were all enacted this minute, would raise that jobs number by .012%.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Something about rights issues there, but Sony never figured it out until right this minute.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Here’s some seasonal indulgences that are available right this minute but may be gone again soon.
—John Graham, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Online videos of this minute of running would be watched hundreds of thousands of times.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
This could be someone that rightfully deserves your annoyance, but voicing it right this minute is unlikely to work in your favor.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
First things first: There’s an exceedingly rare Reformation sale going on right this minute.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
In the meantime, plenty of picks, including from designer labels like Veronica Beard and Tory Burch, are discounted and ready to punch up your summer wardrobe right this minute.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 July 2024
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Apple’s commitment, if it were all enacted this minute, would raise that jobs number by .012%.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Something about rights issues there, but Sony never figured it out until right this minute.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Here’s some seasonal indulgences that are available right this minute but may be gone again soon.
—John Graham, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Online videos of this minute of running would be watched hundreds of thousands of times.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
This could be someone that rightfully deserves your annoyance, but voicing it right this minute is unlikely to work in your favor.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
First things first: There’s an exceedingly rare Reformation sale going on right this minute.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
In the meantime, plenty of picks, including from designer labels like Veronica Beard and Tory Burch, are discounted and ready to punch up your summer wardrobe right this minute.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 July 2024
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“This minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20minute. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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