any time now
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Meaning · English
Very soon, expected to happen at any moment.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Sẽ xảy ra rất sớm, có thể xảy ra bất cứ lúc nào
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: at any point in time from now
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
We should hear back from them any time now.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “any time now” mean?
Very soon, expected to happen at any moment. Literally: at any point in time from now
Is “any time now” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.