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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024min•ute1 /ˈmɪnɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Timethe sixtieth part (1&sfracdenom60&sfracend) of an hour;
60 seconds. - a short space of time:Give me a few minutes; I'll be right there.
- an exact point in time;
instant;
moment:Come here this minute! - minutes, [plural] the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a group:The minutes have several errors.
- [Geometry.]the sixtieth part of a degree in measuring angles, often represented by the sign ′.
adj. [before a noun] - done or prepared in a very short time:minute pudding.
Idioms- the last minute, the last moment of time:waited until the last minute before handing in her test.
- the minute (that), as soon as;
at the same time as:Let me know the minute (that) they get here. - Idioms up to the minute, modern;
up-to-date:His clothes were always up to the minute.
See -min-.mi•nute2 /maɪˈnut, -ˈnyut, mɪ-/USA pronunciation adj., -nut•er, -nut•est. - extremely small, as in size or degree:minute differences.
- of minor importance;
insignificant. - concerned about even the smallest details:a minute examination.
mi•nute•ly, adv. mi•nute•ness, n. [uncountable]See -min-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024min•ute1 (min′it),USA pronunciation n., v., -ut•ed, -ut•ing, adj. n. - Timethe sixtieth part (1⁄60) of an hour;
sixty seconds. - an indefinitely short space of time:Wait a minute!
- an exact point in time;
instant;
moment:Come here this minute! - minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a written summary, note, or memorandum.
- a rough draft, as of a document.
- [Geom.]the sixtieth part of a degree of angular measure, often represented by the sign ′, as in 12° 10′, which is read as 12 degrees and 10 minutes. Cf. angle1 (def. 1c).
- Idiomsup to the minute, modern;
up-to-date:The building design is up to the minute.
v.t. - to time exactly, as movements or speed.
- to make a draft of (a document or the like).
- to record in a memorandum;
note down. - to enter in the minutes of a meeting.
adj. - prepared in a very short time:minute pudding.
- Medieval Latin minūta, noun, nominal use of feminine of minūtus minute2
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged jiffy, second. Minute, instant, moment refer to small amounts of time. A minute, properly denoting 60 seconds, is often used loosely for any very short space of time (and may be interchangeable with second):I'll be there in just a minute.An instant is practically a point in time, with no duration, though it is also used to mean a perceptible amount of time:not an instant's delay.Moment denotes much the same as instant, though with a somewhat greater sense of duration (but somewhat less than minute):It will only take a moment.
mi•nute2 (mī no̅o̅t′, -nyo̅o̅t′, mi-),USA pronunciation adj. -nut•er, -nut•est. - extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree:minute differences.
- of minor importance;
insignificant;
trifling. - attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details:a minute examination.
- Latin minūtus (past participle of minuere to make smaller or fewer), equivalent. to minū- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix. See minus, minor
- late Middle English 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tiny, infinitesimal, minuscule. See little.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged detailed, exact, precise.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged large.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rough, general.
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