minute

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations adjective: /maɪˈnjuːt/, noun: /ˈmɪnɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪnɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(min′it for 1; mī no̅o̅t′, -nyo̅o̅t′, mi- for 2)


Inflections of 'minute' (adj):
minuter
adj comparative
minutest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'minute' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
minutes
v 3rd person singular
minuting
v pres p
minuted
v past
minuted
v past p

Collocations for "minute"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "minute" in context.

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minute

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [two, a few, several] minutes
  2. will [be there, pick you up in [two] minutes
  3. [arrived, showed up] [two] minutes [later, late, early, earlier]
  4. need [two] minutes to [finish, get ready, rest]
  5. give me [two] minutes to [finish]
  6. [give me, need] a minute to [think, decide, catch my breath]
  7. [give, spare] me a few minutes of your time
  8. the [train, bus] was [two] minutes late
  9. [in, during] the final minutes (of)
  10. [finished, remembered, moved] at the last minute
  11. waited until the last minute to
  12. [hey, just] wait a minute!
  13. [hang, hold] on a minute
  14. come here right this minute!
  15. (this) [will, may] take a few minutes
  16. I'll [come, do it] in a minute
  17. I'll be [with you, there, down] in just a minute
  18. UK: [not, just] at the minute
  19. the [test, questionnaire, interview] will take [30] minutes
  20. the duration of the [video, talk, webinar] is [30] minutes
  21. the team [scored, won, tied] in the last minute
  22. [call, phone, text] me the minute you get [home, there]
  23. can't wait a minute more
  24. can't get a minute's [peace, rest]
  25. will observe a minute's silence
  26. the minutes [flew, rushed] by
  27. hours, minutes, and seconds
  28. [take, note, hand out] the minutes of the meeting
n as adj
  1. [my watch's, the clock's] minute hand
  2. the minute hand (of my watch)
  3. a two-minute [warning, silence, commercial]
  4. [beat, broke, smashed, ran] the four-minute mile
  5. go to the minute clinic
adj
  1. minute amount of
  2. a minute [creature, insect]
  3. minute differences in [size, weight, opinion, meaning]
  4. the minute details of
  5. (subjected to a) minute [examination, inspection]
  6. on a minute [budget, scale]
  7. the chances are minute
'minute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
about - allotment - arrive - bare - bearing - beat - borrow - break - buyer - cancellation - catch - chicken out - commute - consult - cop - cup - cycle - deny - detail - dial - disaster - dramatically - drive - drop - dude - errand - every - exactly - examination - explode - fiancé - fiancée - fifteen - final - four - give - grudge - half - hand - hang - hold - in - intake - jog - lag - lap - love - lull - man - massage

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