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minute

minute

917 6.0
A written record of what is decided at a meeting
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪnɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : acta
  • The secretary recorded the decisions in the minutes of the meeting for future reference.
  • meeting minutes
  • record the minutes
  • board minutes

Examples

  • However, his name began to appear in the minutes of the committee's meetings in February 1932.

    Academic text (1999)
  • All negotiations and opinions of teachers are recorded in the minutes of the meeting in detail with their names.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The documents included daily minutes of workshops, correspondence, reports by participants, and addresses by consultants.

    Academic text (1999)
  • A review of BPPC meeting minutes for 9 June 1942 undermines the commissioners' defense.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Before the next meeting, we should review the minutes from our last discussion.

  • The minutes included a summary of the key points raised during the conference call.

Synonyms

proceedings
vsminute
  • Formal
30 6.1

An official written record of what happens at a meeting or conference

focuses on discussions and decisions rather than on events
minutes
vsminute
  • Formal
1 3.5

A written record of what people said and decided at a meeting

is the singular form used to name that same written record

Antonyms

397 2.7

A short statement giving the main points without details

Idioms

198 1.0

Ask someone to wait for a very short time

Happening just before the last possible moment to act

After a very short time

this minute
  • Informal
52 1.1

At this very moment without delay

mile a minute
  • Informal
5 3.9

Very quickly, often when someone talks or acts

laugh a minute
  • Informal
1 4.9

A very funny person or event that makes you laugh a lot

a hot minute
  • Slang
8.7

A short time, often said jokingly to mean a long time

7.7

All the time feeling amused and making happy sounds

5.9

Happens just in time before it is too late

Compounds

240 1.9

The latest time before something must happen

103 3.7

Happening just before a deadline or event

The latest information available now

New York minute
  • Informal
5 7.2

A very short moment when something happens

beats per minute
  • Specialized
5 2.7

Number of times the heart beats in one minute to measure pulse

A gift bought shortly before it is needed

words per minute
  • Specialized
3 2.5

The number of words read, spoken, or typed in one minute

A choice someone makes very late, just before something happens

1 1.6

A long hand on a clock or watch that shows the minutes

1 3.5

The number of turns something makes in one minute

1 9.1

A person ready to act quickly in an emergency, often a colonial soldier in the American Revolution

A short announcement people hear four minutes before an event ends to tell them to prepare

light minute
  • Specialized
1 8.1

The distance light travels in one minute in empty space

minute book
  • Formal
1 5.7

A book where an organisation keeps official written records of meetings

minute of arc
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A small unit for measuring angles equal to one sixtieth of a degree

1 3.3

A thin piece of beef that cooks very quickly

beats per minute
  • Specialized
3.1

Number of beats in music in one minute that shows a song's speed

Number of events that happen in one minute

ampere-minute
  • Specialized
7.1

Amount of electric charge that a current of one amp moves in one minute

A runner who has run a mile in less than four minutes

A person who is arranged to care for children shortly before the care is needed

Microsoft minute
  • Informal
9.4

A short expected wait that often takes much longer

A gun fired once every minute to honor people at a funeral

How Detailed

transcript
  • Formal
239 4.2
minute
  • Formal
917 6.0
note
1.0
summary
3.3

Surface Forms

minute singular
minutes plural

Etymology

Minute (meeting notes) comes from Latin minuta, meaning 'small notes'; people once wrote short, quick notes at meetings, so 'minutes' are the official short record of what was decided.