🇬🇧 In a minute meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“In a minute” means something will happen very soon, after a short time, but not right now this second. If someone says, “I’ll come in a minute,” they mean you don’t have to wait long, just a little bit.

The teacher will collect the test in a minute, and my brain just packed its bags and left the building.

The baby will cry in a minute; she’s just charging up her scream batteries.

I’ll clean my room in a minute, I just have to finish staring dramatically at the ceiling first.

I’ll start my homework in a minute—right after I finish this very important investigation of a mysterious dust bunny.

Grandpa said the story would start in a minute, but first he had to find his glasses, his teeth, and his bookmark.

A boy bakes a cake. Smoke comes. He cries, "Mum!" She calls, "In a minute!" He shouts, "Mum, come in a minute!" She says, "I will be there in a minute!" A bell rings and he whispers, "in a minute." She runs, opens the oven in a minute, takes out the cake and they smile.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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