minute
The latest possible time before an event.
Refers to the moment immediately following the current one, often used for contrast.
A moment of free time.
Refers to the last minute of a specific duration.
Emphasizes the entirety of the 60-second duration.
Refers to the final moments of an event or period.
Similar to 'full minute', stressing the entire duration.
Refers to the first moments of an event or period.
Used when a minute feels longer than usual, often due to waiting or tension.
Emphasizes the continuous passage of time.
Highlights the value and importance of the time.
A minute filled with nervousness, excitement, or anxiety.
A minute filled with extreme pain, anxiety, or suspense.
The official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting.
An expression asking someone to wait, or used to interrupt or get attention.
A command meaning 'immediately' or 'right now'.
Means as soon as something happens.
An emphatic way of saying 'not at all' or 'never'.
All the time that a person is awake.
Meaning very soon.
Happening in less than a few minutes.
Indicates the time frame within which something will happen.
Indicates the duration of an action or state.
Indicates a period of time has passed before something happens.
Used for telling time, indicating how many minutes remain until the next hour.
Used for telling time, indicating how many minutes have passed since the hour.
Used for telling time, indicating how many minutes have passed since the hour.
Used for telling time, indicating how many minutes remain until the next hour.
A common request to pause or wait for a short period.
To require a short amount of time.
An informal request to wait for a short time.
An informal request to wait for a short time, often used on the phone.
To ask if someone has a short amount of free time to talk.
To ask someone to give you a short amount of their time.
To require a certain amount of time to complete.
To use a period of time doing something.
To use time in a way that is not effective or productive.
To continue for a certain number of minutes.
To wait for something eagerly or impatiently.
To write the official record of a meeting. Usage varies: 'take minutes' (esp. AmE) or 'take the minutes' (esp. BrE).
To create the formal, written document of the minutes from notes.
To review the written record of a previous meeting.
To formally accept the minutes as a correct record.
To be responsible for writing the official record of a meeting.
To distribute the written record of a meeting to attendees.
To formally accept the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record.
To put a signature on the approved minutes to finalize them.
The pointer on a clock or watch that indicates the minutes.
A common way to say that time goes by.
Used when time seems to pass very quickly.
Suggests time passing slowly and audibly, like a clock.
Indicates that a short period of time became a much longer one.
A formal way to say that time passes.