How to Pronounce "not a minute too soon"
expression
NAHT uh MIN-it too SOON
NOT uh MIN-it TOO SOON
Definition
Used to say that something happened at the last possible moment, just before it would have been too late.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɑt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmɪnət/, /maɪˈnut/, /maɪnˈjut/ /ˈtu/ /ˈsun
British English
nˈɒt/ /æɪ/ /ˈmɪnɪt/ /tˈuː/ /sˈuːn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAHT uh MIN-it too SOON
UK
NOT uh MIN-it TOO SOON
Listen in Context
The ambulance arrived not a minute too soon.
You returned not a minute too soon; dinner is ready now.
The rain started not a minute too soon after we came inside.
You called not a minute too soon—I was about to leave for the airport.