to the minute

idiom

: exactly or precisely
The buses were on time to the minute.

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His neighbors listen in appreciation to the minute-long tune that was composed during the Civil War to signal lights out for troops. Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025 Here’s your complete guide to what’s coming, including times to the minute. David Phelan, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The elaborate costumes, the scouted location, the cues tuned to the minute, the string lights and photo booth props: The rite is also a show. Katy Hershberger august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025 Most cruise lines have their excursions and tours planned to the minute and include a generous buffer to account for any unexpected delays. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025 Nearly 24 hours to the minute after Levitan fell through the ice, his wife, Mary Lou Levitan, 66, died in a car crash while on the way to pick up his vehicle at Lake George. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024 Galaxy’s Edge through the duration of the event, as well as the return of Space Mountain overlay Hyperspace Mountain and a new free scavenger hunt that aims to get players to pay close attention to the minute details of Galaxy’s Edge. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024 Time inside was structured, the daily choreography of meetings scheduled to the minute. Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024 But exactly a year later almost to the minute, Gilliam gave birth to another daughter. Colleen Slevin, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024

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“To the minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20minute. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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