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Phrase(s): I need it yesterday. Inf. an answer to the question "When do you need this?" (Indicates that the need is urgent.) • Bob: When do you need that urgent survey? Bill: I need it yesterday. • Mary: Where’s the Wilson contract? Sue: Do you need it now? Mary: I need it yesterday! Where is it?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs