| minute | | |
| n. (time) | 1. min, minute | a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour.; "he ran a 4 minute mile" |
| ~ time unit, unit of time | a unit for measuring time periods. |
| ~ 60 minutes, hour, hr | a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.; "the job will take more than an hour" |
| ~ s, sec, second | 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites. |
| n. (time) | 2. bit, minute, mo, moment, second | an indefinitely short time.; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" |
| ~ time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities).; "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" |
| ~ blink of an eye, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, heartbeat, flash | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat).; "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" |
| n. (time) | 3. instant, minute, moment, second | a particular point in time.; "the moment he arrived the party began" |
| ~ climax, culmination | the decisive moment in a novel or play.; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" |
| ~ point in time, point | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| ~ eleventh hour, last minute | the latest possible moment.; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" |
| ~ moment of truth | a crucial moment on which much depends. |
| ~ moment of truth | the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull. |
| ~ pinpoint | a very brief moment.; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together" |
| ~ time | a suitable moment.; "it is time to go" |
| ~ psychological moment | the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. arcminute, minute, minute of arc | a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree. |
| ~ angular unit | a unit of measurement for angles. |
| ~ arcdegree, degree | a measure for arcs and angles.; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" |
| ~ arcsecond, second | a 60th part of a minute of arc.; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" |
| n. (communication) | 5. minute | a short note.; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting" |
| ~ note | a brief written record.; "he made a note of the appointment" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. hour, minute | distance measured by the time taken to cover it.; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" |
| ~ distance | the property created by the space between two objects or points. |
| adj. | 7. infinitesimal, minute | infinitely or immeasurably small.; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale" |
| ~ little, small | limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" |
| adj. | 8. minute, narrow | characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination.; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
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