Minute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

an indefinitely short time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪnɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪnɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪnɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɪnɪt/.

Examples

he ran a 4 minute mile
wait just a moment
in a mo

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mo narrow min minute of arc second hour infinitesimal bit instant arcminute moment

Parts of Speech

noun	a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour “he ran a 4 minute mile”
noun	an indefinitely short time “wait just a moment”
noun	a particular point in time “the moment he arrived the party began”
noun	a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
noun	a short note “the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting”
noun	distance measured by the time taken to cover it “we live an hour from the airport”
adjective	infinitely or immeasurably small “two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”
adjective	characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination “a minute inspection of the grounds”

Word Forms

momentary	adjective	lasting for a markedly brief time
momentaneous	adjective	lasting for a markedly brief time
instantaneous	adjective	occurring with no delay
minuteness	noun	the property of being very small in size

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

minuto

Unidad de tiempo equivalente a 60 segundos o 1/60 de hora.

🇮🇹Italian

minuto

un'unità di tempo pari a 60 secondi o 1/60 di ora

🇳🇱Dutch

minuut

een tijdseenheid gelijk aan 60 seconden of 1/60ste van een uur

🇵🇹Portuguese

minuto

uma unidade de tempo igual a 60 segundos ou 1/60 de hora

🇷🇺Russian

минута

единица времени, равная 60 секундам или 1/60 часа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिनट

समय की एक इकाई जो 60 सेकंड या एक घंटे के 1/60वें हिस्से के बराबर होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মিনিট

সময়ের একক 60 সেকেন্ড বা এক ঘন্টার 1/60 তম

🇮🇳Tamil

நிமிடம்

60 வினாடிகள் அல்லது ஒரு மணி நேரத்தின் 1/60 க்கு சமமான நேர அலகு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిమిషం

60 సెకన్లు లేదా గంటలో 1/60వ వంతుకు సమానమైన సమయం యూనిట్

🇮🇳Marathi

मिनिट

वेळेचे एकक 60 सेकंद किंवा तासाच्या 1/60 व्या बरोबरीचे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિનિટ

સમયનું એકમ 60 સેકન્ડ અથવા કલાકના 1/60મા જેટલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಮಿಷ

60 ಸೆಕೆಂಡುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಒಂದು ಗಂಟೆಯ 1/60 ನೇ ಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮನಾದ ಸಮಯದ ಒಂದು ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിനിറ്റ്

സമയത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു യൂണിറ്റ് 60 സെക്കൻഡ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു മണിക്കൂറിൻ്റെ 1/60-ന് തുല്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੰਟ

60 ਸਕਿੰਟ ਜਾਂ ਘੰਟੇ ਦੇ 1/60ਵੇਂ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਇਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

منٹ

وقت کی اکائی 60 سیکنڈ یا ایک گھنٹے کے 1/60ویں حصے کے برابر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分钟

等于 60 秒或 1/60 小时的时间单位

🇯🇵Japanese

分

60秒または1時間の60分の1に等しい時間の単位

🇰🇷Korean

분

60초 또는 1시간의 1/60에 해당하는 시간 단위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phút

một đơn vị thời gian bằng 60 giây hoặc 1/60 của một giờ

🇹🇭Thai

นาที

หน่วยเวลาเท่ากับ 60 วินาทีหรือ 1/60 ของชั่วโมง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menit

satuan waktu yang sama dengan 60 detik atau 1/60 jam

🇵🇭Filipino

minuto

isang yunit ng oras na katumbas ng 60 segundo o 1/60th ng isang oras

🇲🇾Malay

minit

satu unit masa bersamaan dengan 60 saat atau 1/60 jam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دقيقة

وحدة زمنية تساوي 60 ثانية أو 1/60 من الساعة

🇮🇷Persian

دقیقه

یک واحد زمان برابر با 60 ثانیه یا 1/60 ساعت

🇹🇷Turkish

dakika

60 saniyeye veya saatin 1/60'ına eşit bir zaman birimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַקָה

יחידת זמן השווה ל-60 שניות או 1/60 משעה

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The primary meaning of 'minute' is 'a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour'.

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Using 'minute' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'minute' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'minute' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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