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• present tense form of minute (3rd person singular).
• plural of minute.

minutes

British  

/ ˈmɪnɪts /

plural noun

1. an official record of the proceedings of a meeting, conference, convention, etc

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Explanation

Minutes are notes that are taken at a meeting and often distributed to participants. Often, the secretary of an organization or club is the person who gets stuck taking the minutes. The best minutes provide a summary of the most important items that were discussed during a meeting. Parent-teacher organizations, city councils, and court hearings all include someone who takes minutes. In the case of a hearing, every single word spoken in the courtroom, unless specifically excluded by the judge, is included in the minutes. The Latin root of minutes is minuta scriptura, "rough notes," or "small writing."

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How to get 20 minutes of Stonehenge alone-time.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Within minutes he and his team have tracked the suspects to their door.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

CIF rules that restrict tackling to two days per week and a maximum of 45 to 90 minutes a day were adopted in an effort to protect players from concussions and injuries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The encounter was the two men's first since September last year and only lasted about 30 minutes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

“So, we’re just gonna act like we’re not in the first thirty minutes of Get Out?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold