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

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, caffeine from the pouches is absorbed into the bloodstream and the effects are felt in minutes. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Uncover pot, reduce oven temperature to 375°, and continue to bake bread until crust is deeply browned, 35–40 minutes more. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Houston's Tari Eason was ejected with about three minutes left in the first quarter after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for shoving Washington to the court. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The famous Piazza del Duomo is only about eight minutes away and the Castello Sforzesco and Parco Sempione are about the same distance. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 In his statement, Earley noted the two Customs and Border Patrol vehicles stayed at the polling place for 10 minutes before leaving, and that his office didn’t receive any calls about the incident. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Slemmer was beaten and cut with a meat cleaver and a box cutter for somewhere between 30 minutes and an hour. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 According to Rubin, online criticisms against the store emerged 15 minutes after Clarkson left the store. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Bend police officers arrived at Silver Rail Elementary School within three minutes of the first dispatch call, officials said. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes

Noun

Artificial intelligence needs as little as three seconds of you speaking to produce a convincing clone of your voice.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Hischier scored off a rebound on a power play with 41 seconds left in the period.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 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

For many, a place remembered for its scenery also serves as a backdrop for personal moments of grief, reflection or healing, the survey said.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
But a few geological moments after the Laurentide sheet started re-expanding, humanity entered the chat.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of moments

Verb

Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside guest appearances by Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade drama chronicles an elite public security detective unravelling major criminal mysteries based on real cases.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of chronicles

Noun

Savannah also shares a bracelet that has their three children’s heartbeats on it, along with LeBron’s initials on the clasp.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Poetic structure, such as cadence, meter and rhyme, invokes rhythms that tie into human heartbeats and breathing.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of heartbeats

Verb

Analysts blame the falloff on Converse’s inability to innovate and its overreliance on the Chuck Taylor model, Fortune’s Phil Wahba reports.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Scheibenbogen reports that the kids who cut out social media entirely showed modest increases in mental well-being that started wearing off five weeks later.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 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

Lemley has practiced medicine for 14 years, 10 of those in Texas, according to Texas Medical Board records.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The boy’s mother, who was in a dating relationship with Clark, tried to intervene, but Clark allegedly struck her with the chair, too, court records state.

— Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

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