as in seconds
a very small space of time
I'll be with you in just a minute
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Recent Examples of minutes
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Cellphone data showed Fuentes was at the crash site, immediately went home and then returned in a different car within 20 minutes, the affidavit said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Braddy stopped the car, got Quantisha back inside, and put Shandelle in the trunk, before driving for 30 to 45 minutes.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Illinois went on a 20-0 run in the final 7 1/2 minutes of the first half and led 43-16 at halftime.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
The wildlife rescue group reportedly finished the job in less than 20 minutes.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
After an incredible 20 minutes last weekend that saw the Broncos erase a 24-point deficit at San Diego State to tie the game 79-79 in the final seconds, Andrews found the ball in his hands on the final possession of the game.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Just over two minutes into the second period, Ovechkin backhanded a rebound off Blues goalie Jordan Binnington for his milestone goal.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
After a few minutes Matty walked in and sat across from me.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
His first action of the night came after about three minutes into the game, not long after going over to the exercise bike parked just outside the tunnel leading to their locker room, jumping on it while being advised by a member of the Hornets’ performance staff.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for minutes
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The Wildcats, who trailed by six with 38 seconds to play in the half, went to the break down only 33-32.—
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Demin hit a 3-pointer with six seconds to go to tie it, and Banchero missed a 30-footer at the buzzer.—
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When a customer calls, the system transcribes the conversation and redacts personal information before the information is shared with the AI assistant, Dunn said.—
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As more 911 calls come in, AI transcribes them on another screen.—
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His struggles are hurting the Broncos in the biggest moments, too.—
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Pilots can capture footage directly from the cockpit perspective, preserving moments from flight sessions without relying on external cameras.—
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Australian director Patrick Hughes is helming the project, which chronicles Thornton’s real-life survival story in the South China Sea that earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor.—
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The series' visceral approach and real-time structure (each episode chronicles a single hour) help to highlight the emotional and physical toll on emergency personnel, offering an engrossing alternative to romance-forward medical dramas like Grey's Anatomy.—
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Digoxin Digoxin is used to treat heart failure and certain types of irregular heartbeats.—
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The new approach, called Pulse-Fi, uses an AI model to analyze heartbeats to estimate heart rate in real time from up to 10 feet away.—
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In July 2025, Rice pleaded guilty to two felony charges and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years' probation, reports ESPN.—
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Russia's Ministry of Transport said on the messaging platform Telegram Wednesday that no state has the right to use force against vessels that are registered under other states, CBS News' Margaret Brennan reports.—
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Carefully cut logs crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices.—
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For example, a model trained on a dataset of millions of dogs that logs only their age, weight and height will probably distinguish Chihuahuas from Great Danes with perfect accuracy.—
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According to Tarrant County Medical Examiners records, the cause of death was complications resulting from dehydration and malnutrition.—
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Assign a launch owner who keeps track of edits, examines important charts, and records incidents.—
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“Minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minutes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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