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
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, caffeine from the pouches is absorbed into the bloodstream and the effects are felt in minutes. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Uncover pot, reduce oven temperature to 375°, and continue to bake bread until crust is deeply browned, 35–40 minutes more. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 Houston's Tari Eason was ejected with about three minutes left in the first quarter after receiving a flagrant foul 2 for shoving Washington to the court. — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The famous Piazza del Duomo is only about eight minutes away and the Castello Sforzesco and Parco Sempione are about the same distance. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 In his statement, Earley noted the two Customs and Border Patrol vehicles stayed at the polling place for 10 minutes before leaving, and that his office didn’t receive any calls about the incident. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Slemmer was beaten and cut with a meat cleaver and a box cutter for somewhere between 30 minutes and an hour. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026 According to Rubin, online criticisms against the store emerged 15 minutes after Clarkson left the store. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Bend police officers arrived at Silver Rail Elementary School within three minutes of the first dispatch call, officials said. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes
  1. seconds
  2. transcribes
  3. moments
  4. chronicles
  5. heartbeats
  6. reports
  7. logs
  8. records
Noun
  • Artificial intelligence needs as little as three seconds of you speaking to produce a convincing clone of your voice.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Hischier scored off a rebound on a power play with 41 seconds left in the period.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seconds
Verb
  • Glooin also automatically transcribes recordings and screenshots, making your library searchable.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of transcribes
Noun
  • For many, a place remembered for its scenery also serves as a backdrop for personal moments of grief, reflection or healing, the survey said.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But a few geological moments after the Laurentide sheet started re-expanding, humanity entered the chat.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of moments
Verb
  • Directed by Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly, the film chronicles the making of the original Rocky and Sylvester Stallone’s determination to write and star in it.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside guest appearances by Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade drama chronicles an elite public security detective unravelling major criminal mysteries based on real cases.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of chronicles
Noun
  • Savannah also shares a bracelet that has their three children’s heartbeats on it, along with LeBron’s initials on the clasp.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Poetic structure, such as cadence, meter and rhyme, invokes rhythms that tie into human heartbeats and breathing.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of heartbeats
Verb
  • The Cornell and University of Chicago cases emerged just as colleges released their annual Clery Act security reports at the start of October.
    — Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The move is meant to counter return scams and reduce unusable inventory, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of reports
Verb
  • The digital telemetry monitor logs over 80 driving telemetry points per second including live motor temperatures, side-slip angles and brake pressure curves to offer real-time tutorial graphics to help drivers adjust their driving lines.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Every user who logs in is a user whose account the fraudsters now own.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of logs
Verb
  • Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor behind Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died Sunday at his home as a result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Updating the job description records the new responsibilities.
    — Dr. Jay R. Harrison, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of records

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“Minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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