any second
At a moment's notice
Any second means at any moment, emphasizing that something is about to happen very soon.
The phrase conveys immediacy and anticipation: The train should arrive any second now, She's going to call any second.
Similar expressions include any minute and any moment, though any second suggests the shortest possible wait.
- momentarilyFor a very short time
- instantlyWithout any pause
- imminentlyAbout to occur
- soonIn brief time
- nowThe present moment
waiting · anticipation · bated breath · brink · verge · heartbeat · breath · blink · tick · countdown · suspense · tension · edge · knife's edge · poised · ready · hair trigger · imminent
- time phrasesall day, all night, for now, in time, on time
- time expressionsnow, today, soon, tomorrow, later
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- soon synonymssoon, shortly, presently, momentarily, imminently
- patience phraseswait, hold on, just a minute, one moment, in a moment
any secondeventually
At a later time
someday · down the road · in due time · far off · way off
any secondnever
At no point
not ever · when pigs fly · indefinitely · at no time · nevermore
any, second, anyone, anything, anyway, anywhere, anybody, secondary, secondly