phrase General Slang

now in a minute

· phrase · welsh

Welsh oxymoron meaning 'soon-ish' — could be five minutes, could be an hour.

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Definitions

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The classic Welsh time-fudge. Means 'I'll do it shortly', except 'shortly' is doing a lot of heavy lifting — it might be right this second, it might be after the kettle's on, it might be in an hour. Sits somewhere between a promise and a stalling tactic. Universally understood in Wales, baffling everywhere else.

“I'll be down now in a minute — just finishing the dishes.”
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now in a minute In A Sentence

I'll be down now in a minute — just finishing the dishes.

Origin & Usage

Likely calqued from bilingual Welsh-English speech patterns in South Wales, where Welsh time-markers blur instant and imminent.

Variants now justin a minute now
Tags #welsh#wales#phrase#british#wenglish

People Also Ask

So is it actually a minute?

Almost never. Treat it as 'soon' with an open ceiling.

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