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minute

US /ˈmɪnət/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The shuttle bus arrives every ten minutes during the morning rush.

Word Family

NounNoun
minute gốc minuteness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
minute gốc
AdverbAdv
minutely

Collocations

  • Easy wait a minute
    to wait a minute, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
  • Medium last minute travel cancellations
    to last minute travel cancellations, meaning to persist for a specified period of time
  • Hard scrutinize financial statements in minute detail
    to scrutinize financial statements in minute detail, meaning to to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
  • Very Hard preoccupied with minute procedural technicalities
    to preoccupied with minute procedural technicalities, meaning to engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively

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