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
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 Game time is coming more regularly now for the 16-year-old, having racked up almost 50 percent of his senior career minutes since the start of May. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 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 Wheeler and Burrell opened the second half with back-to-back 3s and the Sparks led 52-43 three minutes into the third quarter. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Rest for at least 30 minutes, ideally 1 to 2 hours at room temperature. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The Atlanta Dream led for the first 2 minutes and 31 seconds. — Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026 Cook over medium, stirring constantly, until mixture is darkened and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes
  1. seconds
  2. transcribes
  3. moments
  4. chronicles
  5. heartbeats
  6. reports
  7. logs
  8. records
Noun
  • After grabbing an early 83-81 lead in overtime, the Dream gave up eight straight points to the Fever, who never lost the lead in overtime again, although the Dream got within two points, 93-91, with 10 seconds left.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Seattle pulled within a point, but Courtney Vandersloot sank the second of two free throws for Chicago (13-22) with 10 seconds left and Melbourne missed a tying layup at the buzzer.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 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
  • Plaques commemorate great Yankee moments, as does the iconic facade that was stationed above the original entrance.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Ewing cut down another from left field moments later, and the New York Mets held on for a 2-1 victory Monday night.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of moments
Verb
  • Specifically, his book Fire & Blood, which chronicles the rise and fall of House Targaryen’s centuries-long reign over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The museum chronicles the twins’ lives and careers through family artifacts, including a double chair, Eng’s tour trunk, and Chang’s crutches, flute, and handwritten will.
    — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of chronicles
Noun
  • Everything in the body runs in vibratory cycles from heartbeats to brainwaves to sleep-wake cycles.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But the most striking of the new songs is the opener, a slow-motion unfurling against a backdrop of heartbeats and zithers.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
Definition of heartbeats
Verb
  • However, Japanese media reports that the Japan Football Association (JFA) is investigating allegations that four Japanese referees were involved.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The new changes for the dating app, which launched in 2014, come amid slow growth in the online dating sector and reports that the company is exploring a sale.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 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
Verb
  • All this while Rollins was being paid $190,999 as DA, state Comptroller payroll records state.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of producing lengthy episodes, the firm records short interview-style conversations addressing common legal questions and shares them as bite-sized videos across digital platforms.
    — Julio Cesar Gomez, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of records

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