Minutes
Meaning
A written record of what was said and decided at a formal meeting
Pronunciation
UK ˈmɪn·əts
US ˈmɪnəts
Example Sentences
- If you've ever been to Amsterdam then you will know you can't walk for more than five minutes without crossing a bridge or seeing a canal!
- Jump forward eleven years later, and an eye-watering four hundred guests now make a booking every two minutes.
- An international football game is 90 minutes long and those 90 minutes are distributed in two 45 minute halves.
- Sea otters can hold their breather underwater for more than 5 minutes, and river otters can hold theirs for more than 8!
- Amazon are seriously considering the use of drones in its daily delivery, the Prime Air service is said to be able to deliver packages within 30 minutes via UAV's.
- They can hold their breath for up to 8 minutes!
- The solar system is so large that light takes over eight minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth.
- When a worker has been writing a long report, the AI can finish the draft in minutes.
- I arrived ten minutes early and greeted the receptionist politely.
- They often decide within the first few minutes of meeting someone.
Learn Minutes in Context
How to Tell TimeDo you know how to read a clock? A clock helps us tell the time. Most clocks have two hands. The short hand shows the hour. The long hand shows the minutes. A clock face has twelve numbers. The number...Read story 
Telling Time on a ClockA clock can look tricky at first. But telling time is not hard to learn. Look at the short hand for the hour. Look at the long hand for the minutes. Small marks around the clock count minutes. Each bi...Read story 
What Time Is It NowHave you ever asked what time it is? People ask this question every day. You look at a clock to find out. The clock shows the hour and the minutes. Sometimes it is nine [o'clock]. Sometimes it is half...Read story
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