What does “minute” mean?
- 1
nouna period of sixty seconds
The bus will arrive in five minutes.
- 2
nouna very short time
Wait a minute, I’ll get my coat.
- 3
adjectiveextremely small
There were minute changes in the data.
Minute at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & adjective
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈmɪnɪt/ · MIN-it
How to use “minute” correctly
The adjective meaning “very small” is pronounced differently: /maɪˈnut/ (my-NOOT).
Common phrases with “minute”
- in a minute
- just a minute
- at the last minute
- the minute (that)
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