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
In the second quarter, the Dream’s first basket didn’t come until a little over three minutes into the period. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 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 Their felicitous four-handed rendition lasted just under six minutes. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 The blaze — one of two that were two houses and 30 minutes apart in the 200 block of 15th Street — had sent the woman to a hospital burn unit in Santa Clara County. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 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
  • With 33 seconds left in Round 9, Itauma’s trainer Ben Davison threw in the towel, leaving Hrgović to celebrate making history.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Minutes later the finalists will fight to stay on the back of 2,000-pound animals with names like Man Hater and Buck Nasty for eight excruciating seconds, and then dodge the bull's hooves and horns when they're tossed to the ground.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 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
  • There’s also been lots of moments to dress up for too, with megawatt tours from Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, and Zara Larsson; maximalist pop stars with fans eager to follow their lead in sequins and ties, hibiscus flowers in hair.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In its bleakest moments, the novel suggests that the ordeal of being gay in a venomously bigoted society negates its bounty.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of moments
Verb
  • The four-part series chronicles the efforts of young Julien Sorel (Victor Belmondo) to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing while entangled in a web of passion and power.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • James, a sensitive diviner of both anxieties, chronicles how the inhospitality of the social world sends gay men into hiding.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of chronicles
Noun
  • 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
  • Everything in the body runs in vibratory cycles from heartbeats to brainwaves to sleep-wake cycles.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of heartbeats
Verb
  • The one-two punch of these knockout reports should also lift shares of Palo Alto Networks , which reports earnings next Tuesday.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The New York Times reports on Florida startup Powerus, whose Guardian interceptor is designed to destroy Iranian drones without resorting to multimillion-dollar missiles.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of reports
Verb
  • 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
  • For mills, the platform logs article selections, price discussions and keeps track of what a client has sampled—costly investment by mills that is often overlooked by brands.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of logs
Verb
  • Defensive player of the week Senior defensive back/wide receiver Luke Sickmeir records two of Wauconda’s four interceptions and six tackles — and also makes a touchdown catch — in a 32-21 nonconference win over Hinsdale South.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of capturing screenshots or screen recordings, OpenAI says Computer History records interaction events.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of records

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“Minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutes. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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