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Definition minute in British English

minute noun

noun
/ˈmɪnɪt/
1

a period of 60 seconds. There are 60 minutes in one hour

Example

I'll meet you downstairs in ten minutes.

Example

We waited until twenty minutes to ten, then left.

Example

Thompson scored again in the final minutes of the game.

Synonyms and related words
half-hour hour hr
1.1

a short period of time

Example

It will only take a minute.

Example

Carole spends every spare minute practising.

Example

For a minute I thought she had left.

Synonyms and related words
moment second instant
1.2

the distance that you can travel in a minute

Example

The city centre is ten minutes away.

Synonyms and related words
astronomical unit food mile K
1.3

a moment or point in time

Example

One minute he was there; the next he was gone.

Example

Jack should be here any minute.

Example

Within minutes I realized I was on the wrong train.

Synonyms and related words
moment second instant
2

one of the 60 parts of a degree (=a unit used in the measurement of angles)

Example

Shall we hear the minutes of the last meeting?

Example

Carl usually takes the minutes but he's not here tonight.

Synonyms and related words
agenda AOB apologies
3.1

a short note or report about a particular subject

Synonyms and related words
caption chit chitty
Definition minute in British English

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