"any minute now" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} any minute now (not comparable)
  1. Very soon. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: in a minute Related terms: right now Translations (very soon): millä hetkellä tahansa (Finnish), d’un moment à l’autre (French), όπου να 'ναι (ópou na 'nai) (Greek), presto (Italian), da un momento all`altro (Italian), lada chwila (Polish), a qualquer hora (Portuguese), de un momento a otro (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-any_minute_now-en-adv-LT6aoVhY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "He's on the way, and tells me he'll be here any minute now."
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "very soon",
          "word": "millä hetkellä tahansa"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "very soon",
          "word": "d’un moment à l’autre"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ópou na 'nai",
          "sense": "very soon",
          "word": "όπου να 'ναι"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "very soon",
          "word": "presto"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "very soon",
          "word": "da un momento all`altro"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "very soon",
          "word": "lada chwila"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "very soon",
          "word": "a qualquer hora"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "very soon",
          "word": "de un momento a otro"
        }
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      "word": "millä hetkellä tahansa"
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      "sense": "very soon",
      "word": "presto"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "very soon",
      "word": "da un momento all`altro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "very soon",
      "word": "lada chwila"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "very soon",
      "word": "a qualquer hora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "very soon",
      "word": "de un momento a otro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "any minute now"
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