Sentence examples for the very minute from inspiring English sources
The phrase "the very minute" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the exact moment something happens or to indicate immediacy. Example: "I will call you the very minute I arrive at the airport."
Wilson replied that he would get to work the very minute he received payment for "Live with Lightning".
Google have introduced a new feature that allows users to track their movements on their phone – down to the very minute.
It was an awkward moment, as you may imagine, especially as I realised, the very minute it was happening, that the whole thing was repulsive to me.
"Up until the moment of Snowden's departure, the very minute, the US Department of Justice did not reply to our request for further information.
In written testimony, he said Mr. Ashcroft's staff "made edits to the opinion" and worked on it "up until the very minute it was signed".
Xu was on the phone with the company president until the very minute we arrived at the factory, reassuring him that I really was a writer and that he, Xu, really did work in the foreign-affairs office.
Indeed, anyone with the slightest curiosity about hypnotic acting should leave for the venue this very minute.
The seeds of the parasites are very minute in size and remain viable in the soil for up to 20 years.
CHRISTIAN: Exactly, we got footage in until the very last minute, the last minute before we left.
"I think victims only realised at the last minute, at the very last minute … there were screams at the last moment just before the impact," Robin said.
It's very bizarre, the way that very minute inflection or intonation can completely destroy a laugh.
