Minute

/ˈmɪnɪt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A unit of time equal to 60 seconds.

I will meet you in five minutes.

A specific point in time.

At that minute, everything changed.

An official record of the proceedings of a meeting.

The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously.

adjective

Extremely small; insignificant.

The changes made to the document were minute and hardly noticeable.

Detailed and precise.

She examined the minute details of the painting.

From Latin 'minuta', meaning 'small' or 'minute'.

in a minute

Very soon; shortly.

minute by minute

In very small increments; with great care.

second

A unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute.

hour

A unit of time equal to 60 minutes.

A short period of time.

I'll be there in a minute!

Very small or insignificant.

That detail is minute and doesn't matter.