minute
CEFR: A1
A fundamental unit of time equal to sixty seconds or one sixtieth of an hour (pronounced /ˈmɪnɪt/). Essential across IELTS listening, speaking, and process diagrams for describing exact durations, cooking times, and experimental procedures.
HOMOGRAPH WARNING: Shares identical spelling with the formal academic adjective 'minute' (pronounced /maɪˈnjuːt/, id: minute-small), which means extremely small or negligible.
Synonyms
- sixty seconds
- moment
- instant
Common Collocations
- in a matter of minutes
- last-minute decision
- minute by minute
Example Sentence
The chemical solution was stirred continuously for fifteen minutes until a completely homogeneous mixture was achieved.