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

Howard hit four 3-pointers as the Dream led 14-3 less than four minutes into the game. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Their felicitous four-handed rendition lasted just under six minutes. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 The blaze — one of two that were two houses and 30 minutes apart in the 200 block of 15th Street — had sent the woman to a hospital burn unit in Santa Clara County. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026 Ferran Torres Torres was not the first-choice striker for Spain at the World Cup, but that did not stop him from landing the decisive blow after his team-mates had spent 106 minutes dominating Argentina without a breakthrough. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 With its 25-watt speed, this adapter can charge modern smartphones from 0 percent to 50 percent in roughly 30 minutes. — Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026 While there was no doubt who the better fighter was after 25 minutes of action, UFC analyst Joe Rogan thinks the champ made a mistake at the end of the bout. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Another 9-10 minutes later, and my auto-map was back to looking how it was supposed to. — Joe Salas august 14, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes

Noun

Add the shrimp to the pan and cook for approximately 30-45 seconds per side.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Her first touch in just 28 seconds led to a rebound goal, evening it at 2 in the 68th minute.

— Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 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

That may still be the case in the coming weeks, but the second episode of HBO’s Lanterns makes for a fairly solid (if simple and straightforward) follow-up with some wildly entertaining moments.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Shifting from summer’s swimwear, the brand’s new drop makes for statement-making moments with individual versatile pieces for the months ahead.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of moments

Noun

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
Everything in the body runs in vibratory cycles from heartbeats to brainwaves to sleep-wake cycles.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartbeats

Verb

Urgent Matter reports that the dispute concerns a preservation easement on the nineteen-story building, Frank Lloyd Wright‘s only skyscraper, completed in 1956, and located forty-five miles north of Tulsa.

— News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026
When a survivor reports an incident and ultimately testifies against someone who harmed them, memory recall might be uniquely affected.

— Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reports

Verb

Every camera in the network logs a vehicle’s plate, location and timestamp, and participating agencies can query each other's feeds.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The incident appeared repeatedly in intelligence community cyber logs tracking threats surrounding the election.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of logs

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