A minute is a small measure of time. It is made of sixty seconds. We use it to say how long something takes.
I wait for five minutes every day.
The class lasts for forty-five minutes.
As an adjective, minute means very small or tiny. It describes something hard to notice because of its size or level of detail.
She has a minute scratch on her arm.
The details are minute and hard to see.
Minutes are the recorded notes from a meeting. They show what people said and decided during the meeting.
He writes the minutes after the meeting.
The minutes show who spoke at the meeting.
As a verb, to minute means to write down notes from a meeting. It is often used in official or work settings.
She minutes the meetings very carefully.
They minuted all the decisions quickly.
In geometry and astronomy, a minute is a unit to measure angles. It is one-sixtieth of a degree and shows small angles.
The angle is five minutes wide in the map.
Astronomers measure stars in minutes of arc.
Minute is used to mean a short time or moment in informal speech. It often means 'wait a little'.
Wait a minute; I will come soon.
Just a minute, I'm nearly ready.
Minute as an adjective can describe careful and very detailed attention. It means something has many small details.
She gave a minute description of the scene.
The study includes minute analysis of data.
