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minute*/*/*/
[ˈmɪnɪt] noun [C] I
1) a period of 60 seconds. There are 60 minutes in one hour
I'll meet you downstairs in ten minutes.[/ex]
The train leaves at six minutes past ten.[/ex]
2) informal
a very short period of time
It will only take a minute.[/ex]
For a minute I thought she had left.[/ex]
I'll be ready in a minute (= very soon).[/ex]
Within minutes I realized I was on the wrong train.[/ex]
•
any minute — very soon[/ex]
Jack should be here any minute.[/ex]
the last minute — the latest possible time for doing something[/ex]
Jane always waits until the last minute to write her paper.[/ex]
the minute you do sth — as soon as you do something[/ex]
Please call me the minute you get home.[/ex]
this minute — informal immediately[/ex]
Turn off that television this minute![/ex]
wait/just a minute — spoken 1) used for asking someone to wait or be patient[/ex]
Just a minute, sir, and I'll take your order.[/ex]

— 2) used when you are about to disagree with what someone has said

Wait a minute - that can't be right.[/ex]
II
adj
minute [maɪˈnjuːt]
1) very small
The soil contained minute quantities of uranium.[/ex]
2) very careful and detailed
a minute examination of the evidence[/ex]

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