long minute
Frequency: 6.08.5 per million words
Used when a minute feels longer than usual, often due to waiting or tension.
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Examples (10)
- Ten long minutes later, he finally had the results.
- Every long minute felt like an hour as she waited for the phone call.
- The last long minute of the game was agonizing for the fans.
- She endured a long minute of silence before her interviewer spoke.
- Waiting for the doctor's diagnosis, each long minute stretched into eternity.
- He spent several long minutes trying to remember where he'd left his keys.
- The presentation felt like an eternity, especially the final long minute.
- After the crash, they waited for help for what seemed like long minutes.
- A single long minute of contemplation can sometimes change everything.
- The teacher held a long minute of eye contact, making the student nervous.