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

Trump opened the programming with brief comments, speaking for just over 10 minutes. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026 On Wednesday, Abascal was notified to leave and given 30 minutes to pack her essential belongings. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 An initial cut of the film ran over three hours; a second one came in around 72 minutes. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 Fifteen minutes later a heavy buck came along the same trail the spike had walked. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026 Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said Thursday that a drone violated its airspace for four minutes before crashing near a town in the north of the country, near the border with Ukraine. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Take a few extra minutes to tackle overgrown shrubs and trees. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026 Your warm-up should take anywhere from about six to 16 minutes. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Italian department store La Rinascente is 15-minutes away on foot, and cosmopolitan Monti, with its bars and shops, is a 10-minute walk away. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes

Noun

The senior receiver made a game-winning, one-handed catch on fourth-and-goal for the Eagles in the closing seconds — and much to the delight of senior quarterback Sean Ruisz.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Emma Roberts is here as her character from Coven for a few seconds!

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 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

There will be moments when someone looks toward the door expecting to see that smile, that wave, or that familiar face coming in to say hello.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The rivers of people who crammed central Paris and their joyful enthusiasm rivaled other communal, though nonreligious, moments of celebration that marked France in recent decades.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of moments

Noun

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
Simpson was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition that can cause irregular heartbeats and sudden cardiac death in seemingly healthy individuals, per John Hopkins Medicine.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartbeats

Verb

Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Hospital Association reports critical shortages of health care workers across the state.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Architectural Digest reports that designers are mixing vintage nightstands, upholstered chairs, wood furniture and lighting into contemporary spaces.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of reports

Verb

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
Law enforcement agencies have partnered with the company to speed up investigations by having access to a database that logs vehicle information like license plate, make, model, dents or modifications.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of logs

Verb

The country of about 62 million people records roughly 60 murders a day, among the highest rates globally.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
On the federal election level, Richard Uihlein has already donated more than $35 million to the conservative group Restoration of America PAC, according to Federal Election Commission records.

— Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of records

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