this minute

idiom

: right now : immediately
Stop it this minute!
I have to have the report this minute.

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Right now, this minute, the Dodgers’ payroll is at $321 million or so and the Mets are right there behind them at $314 million. 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

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“This minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20minute. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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