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minute

/ˈmɪnət/

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noun

plural -utes

[count] a unit of time equal to 60 seconds :one 60th of an hour

Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes.

We waited for several minutes, but no one came to the door.

He can run a six-minute mile. [=he can run a mile in six minutes]

a brief period of time :moment

I saw him a minute ago.

Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes.

One minute it was sunny, the next it was pouring rain.

Could I have a minute of your time? = Do you have a minute? = Could I speak to you for a minute? [=could I speak to you briefly?]

I'm coming, just give me a minute. [=wait for me]

It was an excellent show. I enjoyed every minute of it. [=I enjoyed all of it]

I'll explain that in a minute. [=shortly, soon] - see also last minute

[count] :the distance that can be traveled in a minute

My house is just a few minutes from here.

minutes [plural] :an official record of what was said and done in a meeting

The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting.

The secretary took the minutes [=recorded in writing what happened] during the meeting.

[count] technical :one of 60 equal parts into which a degree can be divided for measuring angles

42 degrees and 30 minutes

a laugh a minute

xem laugh

any minute

If something could happen (at) any minute (now), it could happen very soon.

The bus should be here any minute now.

I'm expecting a phone call any minute.

Things could change at any minute. [=at any moment]

at/on a minute's notice

xem notice

from minute to minute

or from one minute to the next or minute by minute

very quickly as time passes

Things kept changing from minute to minute. [=from moment to moment]

hold/hang on a minute

or wait/just a minute

informal

used to tell someone to wait or to stop for a brief time

Aren't you finished yet? Hold on a minute. I'm almost done.

Hang on a minuteI didn't hear you. Could you repeat what you said?

used to express surprise or disbelief

Hey, wait a minute! That's not what you said yesterday!

just this minute

xem just

not for a/one minute

at no time :not at all :never

I did not believe her for one minute. = Not for one minute did I believe her. [=I never believed her]

the minute

as soon as

Please call me the minute you get home.

I knew the minute (that) I saw it that I had to have this dress.

this minute

right now :immediately

Stop it this minute!

I have to have the report this minute.

to the minute

exactly or precisely

The buses were on time to the minute. - see also up-to-the-minute

within minutes

within a very short amount of time

We called an ambulance and it arrived within minutes.

adjective

minuter; -est

[or more ~; most ~]

very small :tiny

There were minute particles of dust in the air.

The test detected minute amounts of contamination.

The equipment is able to detect the minutest errors.

very complete and precise

She told him what happened in minute detail.

a minute examination of the evidence

* Các từ tương tự:
minute hand, minuteman