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'minute' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'minute' with 20 example sentences.


minute adjective

: infinitely or immeasurably small

: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination

minute noun

: a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

: an indefinitely short time

: a particular point in time

: a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

: a short note

: distance measured by the time taken to cover it


  • The train arrived at the station thirty minutes behind schedule.
  • Can I borrow your book for a minute?
  • Let's take a 10-minute break here.
  • The bus will be here in a few minutes.
  • Let the tea steep for at least 5 minutes.
  • Dad came home a few minutes ago.
  • Please wait five more minutes.
  • It's about thirty minutes from here on foot.
  • Your cell phone rang a minute ago.
  • The clock in the classroom is three minutes fast.
  • I'm counting the minutes until I see you again.
  • I'll give you thirty minutes to get ready.
  • It will only take a few minutes.
  • He came here ten minutes ago.
  • How many words can you read per minute?
  • The meeting will begin in five minutes.
  • Wait a minute; I'm not finished yet.
  • Would you mind leaving us alone for a minute?
  • I can only give you ten minutes.
  • The world is changing every minute.
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