minutes

/ˈmɪnɪts/
noun
  1. Units of time equal to 60 seconds.
    • She boiled the eggs for exactly six minutes.
    • I can only spare a few minutes before my next meeting.
    • The train will arrive in ten minutes.
  2. A written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.
    • The secretary took detailed minutes of the board meeting.
    • The minutes were approved unanimously by the committee.
    • Please read the minutes from last week's session before we start.
  3. A very short period of time; a moment.
    • He'll be with you in a minute.
    • Wait a minute, I need to grab my keys.
    • I haven't felt this happy in minutes.
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