I'll be there now in a minute

exp.

I'll be there at some point. Possibly soon. Possibly not. Do not wait in.

Heard all over Ireland

In use "Are you nearly ready?" "I'll be there now in a minute."

Overheard One cannot be there now and also in a minute without the power of quantum bilocation.

Lawrence Muck's posh English

Shall I translate it into posh English for you, skin?

Hello! I've polished my vowels for you. Here it is in posh English.

Are you nearly ready? I shall present myself at some unspecified future juncture.

Updated November 2026

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