as in seconds
a very small space of time
I'll be with you in just a minute
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Recent Examples of minutes
Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The women’s games showed the ticker on average three of every four minutes.
—Luke Connors, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Officials said that officers arrived at the scene in four minutes, and that reports of the shooting came from outside the building as a landscaper near the mosque was fired at by the suspects.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 May 2026
In the final editing stages, the video, which is currently two minutes long, has celebrity cameos and hints at the unique virtues of New York, is part of the first collaboration between Hilfiger and Kelce, the fashion brand’s latest celebrity spokesman.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Cook, stirring constantly, until the butter and water form a sauce around the gnocchi, 1 to 2 minutes.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
The onions and peppers blister and soften while keeping their texture, and the shrimp develop deep color in just a couple of minutes.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
Put dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks after returning home.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Hannah is two minutes older than Noah, who provided an emotional entry point to the game.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
Noun
Officers arrived at the scene four minutes later and found three adult men dead in front of the mosque, Wahl said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 19 May 2026
The women’s games showed the ticker on average three of every four minutes.
—Luke Connors, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Officials said that officers arrived at the scene in four minutes, and that reports of the shooting came from outside the building as a landscaper near the mosque was fired at by the suspects.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 May 2026
In the final editing stages, the video, which is currently two minutes long, has celebrity cameos and hints at the unique virtues of New York, is part of the first collaboration between Hilfiger and Kelce, the fashion brand’s latest celebrity spokesman.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Cook, stirring constantly, until the butter and water form a sauce around the gnocchi, 1 to 2 minutes.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
The onions and peppers blister and soften while keeping their texture, and the shrimp develop deep color in just a couple of minutes.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
Put dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks after returning home.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Hannah is two minutes older than Noah, who provided an emotional entry point to the game.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes
Noun
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In the last seconds, West Ham’s Declan Rice, an elite English midfielder who would go on to sign a record-breaking contract a year later with Arsenal for £105 million, tied the match with a thumping shot that exploded into the Kidderminster goal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the two iconic fighters' double comeback bout Saturday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Verb
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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
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The honk of strident organ music would punctuate moments of tension.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Based on Elle Kennedy’s best-selling book series, which chronicles the lives and loves of an elite college ice hockey team, the Amazon Prime Video adaptation follows the unexpected love story between music student Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) and star hockey player Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli).—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The book chronicles British Major Adam Jowett’s command of Easy Company, a unit of Paras and Royal Irish Rangers tasked with holding the District Centre of Musa Qala in Afghanistan in July 2006.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Noun
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To live with, and in, All of a Sudden is to match heartbeats with these two women for a few hours.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2026
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Much like their youthful, emotional heartbeats, malls in the ’80s and ’90s bustled, becoming as quintessential to American culture as hot dogs and apple pie.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Yale’s Budget Lab reports that the tariffs have raised about two hundred and fifteen billion dollars in revenues.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Either way, when the team reports for training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe in late July, Rodgers will run out with the starters with the goal of leading the Steelers back to the playoffs while eyeing the franchise’s first postseason victory in a decade.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Winter or summer, logs as big as Popeye’s biceps smolder in the grand fireplace of the dimly lit, deep-blue map room to ensure the theatrical cosiness stays cranked up to 11.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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According to the complaint, Netflix logs billions of user interactions on its platform, collecting data that allegedly includes viewing habits, entertainment preferences, devices used, household networks, app usage patterns, and other behavioral information.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The temperature is the actual air reading — what a thermometer records in the shade.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Late in the season, Schaefer set NHL records for goals and points by an 18-year-old defenseman, eclipsing Phil Housley in both categories.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutes. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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