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How to Use "Minute" with Example Sentences
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minute
(n):
60 seconds; a brief moment
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Used with verbs:
"
We
counted
the
minutes
until they came.
"
(counted, wasted)
"
The
minutes
passed
slowly.
"
(passed)
"
The meeting
lasted
30
minutes
.
"
(lasted)
"
We
spent
a few
minutes
together.
"
(spent)
"
This will only
take
a
minute
.
"
(take)
"
Can I
have
a
minute
with you?
"
(have)
"
Can you
wait
a
minute
?
"
(wait, hold on, hang on, spare)
Used with nouns:
"
The
minute
hand
is wrong.
"
(hand)
Used with adjectives:
"
We spent
several
minutes
waiting.
"
(several, few)
"
I got hungrier with each
passing
minute
.
"
(passing)
"
I waited a
full
minute
.
"
(full, whole)
"
She always waits until the
last
minute
.
"
(last, final)
"
Do you have a
spare
minute
?
"
(spare, extra)
"
He was gone the
next
minute
.
"
(next)
Used with prepositions:
"
We'll be there
in
a
minute
.
"
(in, within)
"
I was only there
for
a
minute
.
"
(for)
"
She got there
after
a few
minutes
.
"
(after)
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(adj):
tiny; very small
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Used with nouns:
"
There's a
minute
quantity
of food left.
"
(quantity, amount)
"
We found
minute
traces
of lead.
"
(traces)
"
I don't know all of the
minute
details
.
"
(details)
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