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How to pronounce minute in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bit, mo, moment, second
Type of time
Has types instant, jiffy, trice, blink of an eye, twinkling, new york minute, flash, heartbeat, wink, split second


it only takes a minute.
Type Words
Synonyms infinitesimal
Derivation minuteness


two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm.
Type Words
Synonyms instant, moment, second
Type of point in time, point
Has types last minute, climax, culmination, eleventh hour, moment of truth, pinpoint, psychological moment, time
Type Words
Synonyms min
Type of unit of time, time unit


he ran a 4 minute mile.
Type Words
Synonyms hour
Type of distance


its just 10 minutes away.
Type Words
Synonyms narrow
Derivation minuteness


a minute inspection of the grounds.
an exact and minute report.
Type Words
Synonyms arcminute, minute of arc
Type of angular unit
Type Words
Type of note


the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting.

Examples of minute

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By my calculations that equates to a 60 mph speed limit, or one mile per minute.
From the stltoday.com
Just over a minute later the Nets used a 11-2 run of their own to take the lead.
From the sacbee.com
The Vikings went on a 16-4 run, forcing eight turnovers in the four-minute span.
From the thenewstribune.com
Actually hit their free throws and didn't turn the ball over every other minute.
From the orlandosentinel.com
John Erskine left the game after a 1 minute, 3 second shift early in the second.
From the washingtontimes.com
Anyway, the Lakers still had two more 5-minute overtime periods to get it right.
From the dailynews.com
Samuel Dalembert added 16, including a big tip-in with under a minute remaining.
From the sacbee.com
How many complete 60-minute efforts have the Blues given their fans this season?
From the stltoday.com
The 14-minute, live interview sought Obama's views on a range of timely matters.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"
  • Infinitesimal: infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
  • Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
  • Moment: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
  • Moment: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
  • A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
  • A minute of arc, or arcminute or minute of angle (MOA), is a unit of angular measurement, equal to one sixtieth (1/60) of one degree. This conversion is recognised for calculations involving SI Units. ...
  • Minute is a weekly newspaper, initially right-wing but now extreme-right, circulated in France since 1962. Its editorial position is satirical and conservative. According to figures announced by the paper's leadership, it had a circulation of 40,000 copies each week in 2006.
  • Minutes, also known as protocols, are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. They often give an overview of the structure of the meeting, starting with a list of those present, a statement of the various issues before the participants, and each of their responses thereto. ...