as in seconds
a very small space of time
I'll be with you in just a minute
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Recent Examples of minutes
Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
After a few minutes Matty walked in and sat across from me.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
About 45 minutes after polls closed on Tuesday, the race was called — Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
The countdown clock still had about an hour and 30 minutes on it.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Fans this past season streamed more than 400 million minutes of Brewers games, good for a year-over-year gain of over 30%.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The attack lasted about 35 minutes in total, Nunez said.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Cabrales-Arzola ordered a ride-hailing service just 35 minutes after entering the apartment, but neither of the women left until Pearce carried them out the following afternoon and dropped them off at different hospitals.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
But after the Devils rattled off four goals in the span of about four minutes, Colorado needed the power play to come through again.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
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Just over two minutes into the second period, Ovechkin backhanded a rebound off Blues goalie Jordan Binnington for his milestone goal.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
After a few minutes Matty walked in and sat across from me.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
About 45 minutes after polls closed on Tuesday, the race was called — Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
The countdown clock still had about an hour and 30 minutes on it.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
Fans this past season streamed more than 400 million minutes of Brewers games, good for a year-over-year gain of over 30%.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The attack lasted about 35 minutes in total, Nunez said.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Cabrales-Arzola ordered a ride-hailing service just 35 minutes after entering the apartment, but neither of the women left until Pearce carried them out the following afternoon and dropped them off at different hospitals.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
But after the Devils rattled off four goals in the span of about four minutes, Colorado needed the power play to come through again.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes
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But the evening wasn’t without late-game drama, as the Wildcats choked away an early 18-point lead as the 49ers cut the margin down to two with less than 30 seconds to play.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Shamblin sent a similar message again seconds later, and the bot prompted him with a help hotline.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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These might include articles, courses or micro-coaching moments, all designed to meet the employee's unique needs.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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New Yorkers have always risen to critical moments—demanding not perfection, but courage and connection.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprised of three members who also just happen to fight monsters from the underworld.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The tense series chronicles the search for missing Milo, the investigation into why he was kidnapped and the lives and secrets of the adults in his orbit, including Marissa and her husband Peter (Jake Lacy).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Three heartbeats, one team As a competitor new to the scene, Seamans says one of the most surprising aspects for him was the powerful connection between horse, rider and skier.—
Cari Shane,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Apple’s tool analyzes data from the device’s heart sensor over a 30-day period to see how blood vessels respond to heartbeats, notifying users if signs of chronic hypertension are detected.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Small business owners will be hit especially hard when the enhanced subsidies lapse, Bloomberg reports.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The union reports that Wing Star Shoes’ management has continued to take a hostile posture against freedom of association by approaching or pressuring workers to resign from CATU membership.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Furthermore, the files are stored in a system that logs the modification times of every file.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The agent logs only essential identifiers, avoids storing raw sensor data, caps how much and how often information is recorded, and disables third-party analytics by default.—
Keivan Navaie,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to Tarrant County Medical Examiners records, the cause of death was complications resulting from dehydration and malnutrition.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Assign a launch owner who keeps track of edits, examines important charts, and records incidents.—
Malana VanTyler,
Ascend Agency,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutes. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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