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

Sam Lee Matias Fernandez-Pardo (£51m), Newcastle Matias Fernandez-Pardo came on to replace Joe Willock after 64 minutes and slotted into the No 10 position, just off Yoane Wissa, in Jaissle’s 4-2-3-1 formation. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Reduce the heat and simmer for 4–5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Those 12 minutes of shocking terror redefined the slasher genre. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026 Just 10 minutes from Lagos and 15 minutes from Portimão, Palmares strikes an ideal balance between accessibility and seclusion. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 This entire meeting took place over the course of mere minutes. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Two light applications of water per day for 10 to 15 minutes will keep the soil surface moist but avoid runoff. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026 Hyppolite put the Chargers up 14-0 with about eight minutes left in the second quarter on a 5-yard touchdown pass to Aiden Spivey on fourth and goal. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 This may mean bringing your bedtime forward by 30 minutes to get more sleep during winter months, or aiming for a greater proportion of light-intensity exercise to keep your workout plans realistic. — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes

Noun

For a few seconds, though, the coach and quarterback stopped.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Mateen Bhaghani kicked a 38-yard field goal in the final seconds to give UCLA a 24-17 halftime advantage.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 6 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

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
The screen porch is the family’s favorite spot in the summer, and Old logs hours there reading or working on needlepoint projects.

— Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026

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