not a minute too soon

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not a minute too soon

adverb

  1. idiomatic at the last possible moment; just in time

    Similar: about time, not a moment too soon, none too soon

  2. idiomatic, sarcastic after an undesirable delay; undesirably late She finally dumped her jerk boyfriend, and not a minute too soon

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adv just in time

Españolno veía la hora
Françaispas trop tôt

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@misc{not_a_minute_too_soon_2026,
  title = {not a minute too soon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/not%20a%20minute%20too%20soon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}