minute
US /ˈmɪnət/
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 minuteto wait a minute, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
- Medium last minute travel cancellationsto last minute travel cancellations, meaning to persist for a specified period of time
- Hard scrutinize financial statements in minute detailto scrutinize financial statements in minute detail, meaning to to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- Very Hard preoccupied with minute procedural technicalitiesto 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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