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

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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Because of the eagle’s condition, the rescue took only about five minutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The Russian live-fire exercise took place in international waters and lasted for 30 minutes.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Alternatively, whip the mixture with an electric mixer for 2 to 3 minutes.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

"They go straight into status asthmaticus and… unless you intubate them within a certain time, if they have a respiratory arrest, you have four minutes, otherwise they're brain dead," she explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

After twenty minutes of demonstrations and discussion with the salesclerk, James chose a Corona 3 in a hard case.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu