"this minute" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-this minute.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} this minute (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) right now, immediately Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-this_minute-en-adv-EjL9UVI- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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