Used in a Sentence

minutes

How to use minutes in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for minutes.

Editorial note

The whole process took less than 10 minutes.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of minutes gathered in one view.

noun

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for minutes.

Example sentences

1

The whole process took less than 10 minutes.

2

I was ambushed by 15-20 people in matter of 10 minutes and banned.

3

But if you've never thought about a problem, 18 minutes may push you to do it.

4

Everyone spends 10 minutes figuring out how to do this.

5

It's about helping someone solve a problem in five minutes that would have taken them hours to solve on their own.

6

The speaker's job is to pique your interest in a topic during that 18 minutes.

7

Nobody expects to be a master in anything after sitting in a chair for 18 minutes.

8

There was a time when TED talks were mostly academics squeezing their usual hour long presentation into 20 minutes by simply talking really really fast.

9

The driver stepped out and walked away with no permanent injuries and a fire, again limited to the front section of the vehicle, started several minutes later.

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We become intimately familiar with his three-year-old daughter's escapades with Cheerios and love of Phineas & Ferb.- Judging from the number of sirens, Jake apparently lives in a bad part of town or is watching Blues Brothers in the background.- Lucy has apparently joined while sitting in a conference room, attending another meeting simultaneously.- Robert joins 15 minutes late and would like everything he missed to be recapped.- Mark absolutely will not let the meeting progress unless someone is recording.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use minutes in a sentence?

The whole process took less than 10 minutes.

What does minutes mean?

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

What part of speech is minutes?

minutes is commonly used as noun.