'minute' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'minute' with 20 example sentences.
- minute adjective
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: infinitely or immeasurably small
: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- minute noun
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: 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.