Meaning of ANY MINUTE NOW - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when we say that something is
going to happen "any minute now" it means
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that we think it's going to happen soon.
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So a good example of this would be maybe you
and a friend are at a concert and you, you
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went to the concert to see a band play their
music and you're sitting in the audience and
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the band has not yet come on stage.
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So you're waiting for the band to come on
stage.
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You could say to your friend, "I'm sure they'll
come on stage any minute now."
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Another good example of this can be maybe
you're sitting on an airplane and you're waiting
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for the airplane to take off.
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You could say to the person beside you, "I
think the plane is going to take off any minute
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now.", while you're waiting there on the runway
for the plane to take off.
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So in English when we say "any minute now"
we mean soon.
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