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now adv.
now adv.
presently adv.
soon adv.

ADVERB

now

Synonyms

WEAK

in a moment presently promptly soon

Antonyms

WEAK

future later past

ADVERB

now

Synonyms

STRONGEST

today

STRONG

directly forthwith immediately instantly nowadays straightaway

WEAK

PDQ any more at once at the moment at this moment at this time away first off here and now in a moment in nothing flat instanter just now like now momentarily on the double promptly pronto right away right now soon these days this day

Antonyms

STRONG

eventually later

WEAK

future past

ADVERB

presently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immediately soon

STRONG

shortly

WEAK

anon before long before you know it by and by directly down the line down the pike down the road in a moment in a short time now nowadays pretty soon today without delay

Antonyms

STRONGEST

later never

WEAK

eventually

ADVERB

soon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly early instantly promptly quickly rapidly shortly speedily

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon any minute now before long betimes by and by coming down the pike ere long expeditiously fast fleetly forthwith hastily in a little while in a second in a short time in due time in short order in time lickety-split on time posthaste pronto quick short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

late later

WEAK

distant far never

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in a minute

Instead of the hours it traditionally took, "you can run a global weather forecast for multiple days -- the whole globe -- in a minute or so", he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Two nights before leaving, I’m like, I haven’t seen that passport in a minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

At 09:30 BST on Tuesday, the website was still down with a message reading: "Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute."

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

The first thing he noticed was that she failed to follow the scrubbing protocol, hurrying over her fingers and nails, finishing in a minute when everyone else took at least three.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

The door slammed again, but she returned in a minute with another bowl.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

in a minute

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