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any time now

any time now adverb: very soon.

Adverb

any time now (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Very soon.
    • The train will be arriving any time now.
    • Tonight's guests are due any time now.
    Synonyms:
    any time soon

Synonyms of any time now

Forms of any time now

alternative formanytime now

Questions about any time now

What does any time now mean?
Any time now means very soon.
What part of speech is any time now?
Any time now is an adverb.

Words near any time now in the dictionary

  1. any road
  2. any road up
  3. any the wiser
  4. any thing
  5. any time
  6. any time now
  7. any time soon
  8. any way
  9. any way one cuts it
  10. any way one slices it
  11. any where

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