minute

[US]/'mɪnɪt/
[UK]/'mɪnɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a very short period of time; a moment; immediately；a unit of time equal to 1/60 of an hour
vt.to record or note down; to measure time
adj.very small in size or amount; extremely detailed.

Phrases & Collocations

last minute

every minute

wait a minute

per minute

just a minute

half a minute

any minute

at any minute

minute hand

by the minute

revolutions per minute

minute down

on the minute

Example Sentences

I'll be there in a minute.

Can you wait a minute?

She will be back in a minute.

It only takes a minute to make a cup of coffee.

I need a minute to think about it.

He arrived at the last minute.

Please give me a minute to explain.

The meeting will start in a minute.

She is always late by a minute.

Just a minute, I need to find my keys.

Real-world Examples

Can you spare me a few minutes?

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Alice! I advise you to stop this minute!

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

It takes only 40 minutes by underground.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford Junior English (Grade 7, Volume 2)

Flyer's battery only lasts about 20 minutes.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2018 Compilation

The whole opeartion took just 12 minutes.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2015

Discover another leafy escape just minutes from downtown on the Island of Djurgarden.

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

The actual drilling takes about five minutes.

Source: VOA Standard December 2014 Collection

Embrace each hour. Seize each golden minute.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

No, but any minute now. - Any minute?

Source: Classic movies

Let it brew for about... three minutes.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

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