How to Use "Minute" with Example Sentences

minute (n): 60 seconds; a brief moment

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Used with verbs:

"We counted the minutes until they came."
(counted, wasted)

"The minutes passed slowly."
(passed)

"The meeting lasted 30 minutes."
(lasted)

"We spent a few minutes together."
(spent)

"This will only take a minute."
(take)

"Can I have a minute with you?"
(have)

"Can you wait a minute?"
(wait, hold on, hang on, spare)

Used with nouns:

"The minute hand is wrong."
(hand)

Used with adjectives:

"We spent several minutes waiting."
(several, few)

"I got hungrier with each passing minute."
(passing)

"I waited a full minute."
(full, whole)

"She always waits until the last minute."
(last, final)

"Do you have a spare minute?"
(spare, extra)

"He was gone the next minute."
(next)

Used with prepositions:

"We'll be there in a minute."
(in, within)

"I was only there for a minute."
(for)

"She got there after a few minutes."
(after)

minute (adj): tiny; very small

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Used with nouns:

"There's a minute quantity of food left."
(quantity, amount)

"We found minute traces of lead."
(traces)

"I don't know all of the minute details."
(details)