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

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 Chelsea have attempted 11 shots inside the first seven minutes of games, more than any other side, but their fast starts have also been underpinned by a clinical ruthlessness in front of goal. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 After several minutes, firefighters evacuated the building and attacked the fire from the outside in a defensive posture. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Journey founder/guitarist Neal Schon returned to the stage 10 minutes later and said that Castronovo had been taken to the hospital, per the outlet. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 For a dose of Balinese culture, Uluwatu Temple—one of the island’s most iconic for its clifftop architecture, sunset vistas and nightly kecak fire dance spectacle—is some 30-45 minutes by car. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 According to the Guangxi regional government, the factory can produce one robot every 10 minutes. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes

Noun

Users copy and paste a product link into the app to create a listing in less than 10 seconds using artificial intelligence to pull product details from the retailer’s link.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
An introduction involving Spider-Man and a tank expanded from a handful of words into 11 shots and roughly 52 seconds of footage.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 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

That night’s show was reduced from 29 to 19 songs, between the concert running late from the interruption and Toomey likely not being able to duplicate Castronovo’s lead singing moments as well as his drumming.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
From its opening moments, Zoe Kazan’s epic, sprawling Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel, East of Eden, announces that the monstrous Cathy Ames (played by Florence Pugh) is the true center of the story.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of moments

Verb

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
It’s been a whirlwind year since the cameras stopped rolling for Always Lalisa, which chronicles the singer’s year away from the record-breaking girl group Blackpink.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of chronicles

Verb

The Wall Street Journal reports that oil producers are paying $30 million to $40 million for round-trip shots in and out of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Actress Selma Blair was arrested on Sunday, October 12, for assaulting flight attendants and trying to open the emergency door mid-flight, TMZ reports.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 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

Kristian Matsson, who records under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth, is both blessed and cursed by having arrived nearly fully formed.

— David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Nicolás Pereda’s absurdist comedy centers on composer Rosa, who records a television interview at her colleague Tere’s apartment, where interruptions steadily derail the shoot.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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