MINUTES Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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

About 45 minutes before another World Cup match in Houston, a message from astronauts aboard the International Space Station noting the holiday was beamed into the stadium. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 The capital’s traditional Independence Day show had 10,000 shells lasting 18 minutes. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 July 2026 Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners. — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The hottest game had ended early Saturday evening and after more than 90 minutes of elbows, shoves and kicks to the shin, the players on France and Paraguay were still hot. — Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 5 July 2026 Wait for 30 minutes after the most recent lightning or thunder before venturing outside. — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026 His only negative stat was an unsightly eight turnovers in 27 minutes. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026 Summer is hard enough without peeling strands of hair off your lip gloss every five minutes. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026 Rookie Madina Okot had a career-high 18 points and seven rebounds in just 17 minutes off the bench. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes

Noun

In Saturday’s 79-76 victory over the Nets, Acuff scored 25 points and Clifford hit a game-winning 3-pointer with five seconds remaining.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half, and six minutes after Jarell Quansah was sent off, Kane converted a penalty to restore England’s two-goal lead.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of seconds

Verb

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
As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.

— Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Definition of transcribes

Noun

Ronaldo, 41, one of the most legendary scorers in the history of soccer, burst into tears, soaking up the final moments of the game.

— Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 7 July 2026
This contributed to beautiful surprises, moments of repose, and bold flavors on each day of my visit.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of moments

Verb

For many years, Kirby compiled annual cookbooks featuring the group's favorite recipes from that year, creating a collection that chronicles both memorable meals and cherished friendships.

— Christina Daves, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Simply titled Elle, the new prequel series chronicles Elle's time as a high school student in Seattle after her family relocates from Los Angeles.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of chronicles

Noun

In response to safety concerns, several medications have been removed from the list eligible for refills, including a drug for irregular heartbeats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
As a data point, heart rate variability is the measurement of how much the time between your heartbeats may slightly fluctuate.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of heartbeats

Verb

Aviv reports on Filipina women who move to the United States to work as nannies and send money home to their families.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Newspaper reports at the time stated that Warren was strangled, reported The Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of reports

Verb

All of these updates could help address some of the quirks The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy noticed while trying out Google’s updated smart home system last year, like event logs with detailed descriptions of people who weren’t there, and things that didn’t happen.

— Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 23 June 2026
OpenAI has agreed to acquire Ona, a German startup that keeps software agents working in a secure cloud after the developer who started the task logs off.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Definition of logs

Verb

Court records from Davidson County, Tennessee, showed an improper vehicle lighting and speeding charge, both misdemeanors, for Johnson in 2023.

— Lucas Finton, USA Today, 6 July 2026
The unidentified student told a school resource officer in December 2023, who informed the principal about what happened, court records state.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of records

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