⏱️ Unit of time 🔬 Extremely small 🧐 Very careful 📝 Meeting record 📐 Angle unit ✍️ To record officially

minute

13 6.4

Very careful about small details

adjective
/mɪˈnjuːt/

Formal

: minucioso

Describe the scene around you in minute detail.

Its first strike would be planned in minute detail.

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Examples

Its first strike would be planned in minute detail.

The Great War
Plus there's now, you know, going to be minute scrutiny over whether every person in HHS has ever said anything nice about the UK.
Its first strike would be planned in minute detail.

The Great War
Describe the scene around you in minute detail.

DoctorRamani
She conducted the experiment with minute precision to ensure accurate results.
The artist paid minute attention to every detail of the painting.
In her report, she included minute descriptions of each participant's responses.

Synonyms

meticulous

vsminute

55 8.6

Being very careful about small details

is similar but focuses on carefulness and precision broadly

painstaking

vsminute

21 6.1

Being very careful and using a lot of effort

is precise and detail focused rather than mainly about effort or duration

scrupulous

vsminute

4 7.2

Careful to do things correctly and notice small details

is careful and precise without the moral emphasis on proper conduct

microscopic

vsminute

1 6.4

Paying close attention to small details

is careful overall rather than limited to very small details

inch-perfect

vsminute

1 6.8

Very exact in size, position, or timing

is careful and precise but not only about perfect end results

Antonyms

sloppy

170 2.0

Untidy and done without care

careless

66 1.0

A lack of attention that causes mistakes or harm

Idioms

just a minute

399 1.0

Ask someone to wait for a very short time

at the last minute

111 2.5

Happening just before the last possible moment to act

in just a minute

103 1.7

After a very short time

this minute

Informal

65 1.1

At this very moment without delay

mile a minute

Informal

8 3.9

Very quickly, often when someone talks or acts

not a minute too soon

Informal

2 5.9

Happens just in time before it is too late

a hot minute

Slang

2 8.7

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

laugh a minute

Informal

1 4.9

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

laughing a minute

Archaic

1 7.7

All the time feeling amused and making happy sounds

Compounds

last minute

299 1.9

The latest time before something must happen

last-minute

204 3.7

Happening just before a deadline or event

up-to-the-minute

10 4.4

The latest information available now

New York minute

Informal

7 7.2

A very short moment when something happens

last-minute gift

5 2.3

A gift bought shortly before it is needed

beats per minute

Specialized

4 2.7

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

words per minute

Specialized

4 2.5

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

last-minute decision

3 3.5

A choice someone makes very late, just before something happens

minute man

2 9.1

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

minute hand

2 1.6

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

revolutions per minute

Specialized

2 3.5

The number of turns something makes in one minute

beats per minute

Specialized

1 3.1

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

light minute

Specialized

1 8.1

The distance light travels in one minute in empty space

minute steak

1 3.3

A thin piece of beef that cooks very quickly

four-minute warning

1 5.4

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

minute of arc

Specialized

1 7.9

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

minute book

Formal

1 5.7

A book where an organisation keeps official written records of meetings

count per minute

1 3.0

Number of events that happen in one minute

minute gun

1 9.9

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

last-minute sitter

1 4.2

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

ampere-minute

Specialized

7.1

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

four-minute man

8.9

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

Microsoft minute

Informal

9.4

A short expected wait that often takes much longer

How Precise

meticulous

55 8.6

minute

Formal

13 6.4

precise

271 3.6

thorough

204 4.6

careful

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

minute positive

minuter comparative

minutest superlative

Etymology

Minute (careful) meaning 'very careful and exact' comes from the idea of looking at things that are 'made small' (Latin minutus), so to be minute is to pay attention to the very small details.