minutes 1 of 2

noun

plural of minute
as in seconds
a very small space of time I'll be with you in just a minute

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minutes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of minute
as in transcribes

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Recent Examples of minutes
Noun
Still, the episode might’ve been better at a cable or streaming length, with 15-20 more minutes to play with. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Drummond flirted with a preseason triple-double and posted eight points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals in 20 minutes. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 Jones was driving Levy’s SUV and had her phone as officers pursued him for 38 minutes, police said. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 Journey founder/guitarist Neal Schon returned to the stage 10 minutes later and said that Castronovo had been taken to the hospital, per the outlet. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 For a dose of Balinese culture, Uluwatu Temple—one of the island’s most iconic for its clifftop architecture, sunset vistas and nightly kecak fire dance spectacle—is some 30-45 minutes by car. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 According to the Guangxi regional government, the factory can produce one robot every 10 minutes. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Prime Video’s rom-com The Love Hypothesis opened in second place on the movie chart with 414 million minutes of viewing. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Every pinfall or submission scores one fall during those 15 minutes of action. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes
  1. seconds
  2. transcribes
  3. moments
  4. chronicles
  5. heartbeats
  6. reports
  7. logs
  8. records
Noun
  • From when the bucket drops to when Carrie steps off the stage, in real time, is about 90 seconds.
    — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Thomasville fell behind for the first time in the game with 70 seconds left.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of seconds
Verb
  • Glooin also automatically transcribes recordings and screenshots, making your library searchable.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of transcribes
Noun
  • That night’s show was reduced from 29 to 19 songs, between the concert running late from the interruption and Toomey likely not being able to duplicate Castronovo’s lead singing moments as well as his drumming.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • From its opening moments, Zoe Kazan’s epic, sprawling Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel, East of Eden, announces that the monstrous Cathy Ames (played by Florence Pugh) is the true center of the story.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of moments
Verb
  • The series chronicles the rise of Norse raiders Erik Bloodaxe (Xavier Molyneux) and his wife Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (Jessica Madsen).
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • It’s been a whirlwind year since the cameras stopped rolling for Always Lalisa, which chronicles the singer’s year away from the record-breaking girl group Blackpink.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of chronicles
Noun
  • Gabe wears a bracelet containing some of her final heartbeats and her fingerprint.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Others include Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s light and sound installation Pulse Topology (2021), installed in 2023, in which visitors’ heartbeats inform the pulse of lights hanging overhead.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of heartbeats
Verb
  • The Wall Street Journal reports that oil producers are paying $30 million to $40 million for round-trip shots in and out of the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Actress Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday, October 12, for assaulting flight attendants and trying to open the emergency door mid-flight, TMZ reports.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of reports
Verb
  • Every user who logs in is a user whose account the fraudsters now own.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In late August, Luke Agada logs onto Zoom from his studio in Chicago, with two new paintings of surreal domestic landscapes mounted on the wall behind him.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of logs
Verb
  • Kristian Matsson, who records under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth, is both blessed and cursed by having arrived nearly fully formed.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Nicolás Pereda’s absurdist comedy centers on composer Rosa, who records a television interview at her colleague Tere’s apartment, where interruptions steadily derail the shoot.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of records

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“Minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutes. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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