minute
1
[ min-it ]
/ ˈmɪn ɪt /
noun
verb (used with object), min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing.
adjective
prepared in a very short time: minute pudding.
Idioms for minute
up to the minute,
modern; up-to-date: The building design is up to the minute.
Origin of minute
1SYNONYMS FOR minute
2
jiffy,
second.
Minute,
instant,
moment refer to small amounts of time. A
minute, properly denoting 60 seconds, is often used loosely for any very short space of time (and may be interchangeable with
second ):
I'll be there in just a minute. An
instant is practically a point in time, with no duration, though it is also used to mean a perceptible amount of time:
not an instant's delay.
Moment denotes much the same as
instant, though with a somewhat greater sense of duration (but somewhat less than
minute ):
It will only take a moment.
OTHER WORDS FROM minute
un·min·ut·ed, adjectiveWords nearby minute
Example sentences from the Web for minutes
British Dictionary definitions for minutes (1 of 3)
minutes
/ (ˈmɪnɪts) /
pl n
an official record of the proceedings of a meeting, conference, convention, etc
British Dictionary definitions for minutes (2 of 3)
minute
1
/ (ˈmɪnɪt) /
noun
verb (tr)
to record in minutes
to minute a meeting
to time in terms of minutes
See also
minutes
Word Origin for minute
C14: from Old French from Medieval Latin
minūta, n. use of Latin
minūtus
minute ²
British Dictionary definitions for minutes (3 of 3)
minute
2
/ (maɪˈnjuːt) /
adjective
very small; diminutive; tiny
unimportant; petty
precise or detailed
a minute examination
Derived forms of minute
minuteness, nounWord Origin for minute
C15: from Latin
minūtus, past participle of
minuere to diminish
Scientific definitions for minutes
minute
[ mĭn′ĭt ]
A unit of time equal to 160 of an hour or 60 seconds.♦ A sidereal minute is 160 of a sidereal hour, and a mean solar minute is 160 of a mean solar hour. See more at sidereal time solar time.
A unit of angular measurement, such as longitude or right ascension, that is equal to 160 of a degree or 60 seconds.
Idioms and Phrases with minutes
minute
see at the last minute; every minute counts; just a minute; mile a minute; wait a minute.