part of hour
1 [C] (abbreviation min.) each of the 60 parts of an hour, that are equal to 60 seconds:
It's four minutes to six. * I'll be back in a few minutes. * Boil the rice for 20 minutes. * a ten-minute bus ride * I enjoyed every minute of the party. * Just minutes into the second half of the game Robinson scored his second goal.
very short time
2 [sing.] (spoken) a very short time:
It only takes a minute to make a salad. * Hang on a minute-I'll just get my coat. * I just have to finish this-I won't be a minute. * Could I see you for a minute? * I'll be with you in a minute, Jo. * Typical English weather-one minute it's raining and the next minute the sun is shining!
exact moment
3 [sing.] an exact moment in time:
At that very minute, Tom walked in.
angles
4 [C] each of the 60 equal parts of a degree, used in measuring angles:
37 degrees 30 minutes (37 ｰ 30')
record of meeting
5 (usually the minutes) [pl.] a summary or record of what is said or decided at a formal meeting:
We read through the minutes of the last meeting. * Who is going to take the minutes (= write them)?
IDIOMS
(at) any minute / moment (now) very soon:
Hurry up! He'll be back any minute now.
the minute / moment (that)... as soon as...:
I want to see him the minute he arrives. * The minute she walked through the door I thought she looked different.
not for a / one minute / moment certainly not; not at all:
I don't think for a minute that she'll accept but you can ask her.
this minute immediately; now:
Come down from there this minute! * I don't know what I'm going to do yet-I've just this minute found out.
to the minute exactly:
The train arrived at 9.05 to the minute.
up to the minute (informal)
1 fashionable and modern:
Her styles are always up to the minute.
2 having the latest information:
The traffic reports are up to the minute.
seealsoUP-TO-THE-MINUTE
moreatBORN, JUSTadv., LASTdet., WAITv.
verb to write down sth that is said at a meeting in the official record (= THEMINUTES): [VN] I'd like that last remark to be minuted. [also Vthat]
adjective-see also MINUTE (superlative minutest, no comparative)
1 extremely small:
minute amounts of chemicals in the water * The kitchen on the boat is minute.
2 very detailed, careful and thorough:
a minute examination / inspection * She remembered everything in minute detail / in the minutest detail(s).
minutely adverb:
The agreement has been examined minutely.
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Is minute a noun, verb, or something else?
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