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

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 Thirty minutes later, after a physician examined him, he was pronounced dead and covered with a white sheet. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026 Mahomes dropped back just four minutes into the Chiefs’ opener against the Broncos on Monday, looked to his left and never took his eyes off his favorite target, Travis Kelce, before firing in his direction. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 Add onion or shallots; cook until soft and translucent, about 2 minutes. — Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026 Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the sugar dissolves, 8 to 10 minutes. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 While rivals like Hyundai utilize ultra-fast 800-V architectures that charge in under 18 minutes, VW remains tethered to a 29-minute peak. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 Transfer pan to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet and let cake cool slightly in pan, about 15 minutes. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes

Noun

On Saturday, Bristol City fans sang a song that referred to Southampton as cheats in the opening seconds of their Championship game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Authorities are also reviewing the SUV’s event data recorder to determine Rios’ speed, braking and acceleration in the seconds before the deadly crash.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 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

This is where the Krafts have enjoyed so many moments, worlds away from any roaring crowd or national television audience or expectation to perform at the highest level for one of the most iconic franchises in sports.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
When halftime arrived, the Marching 100 delivered one of the afternoon’s signature moments.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of moments

Verb

The film chronicles his childhood in South Africa and his time in Silicon Valley, and suggests that Musk’s genius is not as an inventor but as an investor.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The documentary, which chronicles a pair of mountain climbers who fall in love while planning to climb the North Face of Mount Everest and then ski down it, was shot specifically for the format.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of chronicles

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

Both numbers appear in an April 2026 FEDS Note from the Federal Reserve Board, which compiles three separate federal instruments and reports what each found.

— Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The union plans to spend several million dollars on anti-Raman ads, Noah reports, targeting her membership in the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, which recently endorsed her candidacy.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of reports

Verb

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
The program logs your viewing habits and sells that data to any third-party company that would like to know them.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

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