Collocations for minute - noun
1. one sixtieth of an hour
VERB + MINUTE
last, take
MINUTE + VERB
pass, tick by
The minutes ticked by and still nothing happened.
The minutes ticked by and still nothing happened.
MINUTE + NOUN
hand
the minute hand on the clock
the minute hand on the clock
PREP.
after … ~s
After twenty minutes I started to get worried.
After twenty minutes I started to get worried.
for … ~s
We waited for ten minutes and then left.
We waited for ten minutes and then left.
in … ~s
The film starts in ten minutes.
The film starts in ten minutes.
~s past
four minutes past two
four minutes past two
~s to
ten minutes to three
ten minutes to three
ADJ.
last
Don''t leave everything till the last minute.
Don''t leave everything till the last minute.
VERB + MINUTE
hang on, hold on, wait
Could you wait a minute, please?
Could you wait a minute, please?
have, spare
Do you have a minute, Miss Brown? | Can you spare a minute?
Do you have a minute, Miss Brown? | Can you spare a minute?
take
This will only take a minute.
This will only take a minute.
PREP.
in a ~
I''ll be with you in a minute.
I''ll be with you in a minute.
within ~s
The ship sank within minutes.
The ship sank within minutes.
PHRASES
just a minute, the minute sth happens
Tell him I want to see him the minute he arrives.
Tell him I want to see him the minute he arrives.
not for a minute
I never thought for a minute he''d refuse.
I never thought for a minute he''d refuse.
this minute
Come here this minute!
Come here this minute!
3. minutes: written record of what is said at a meeting
VERB + MINUTE
keep, take
Who''s going to take the minutes?
Who''s going to take the minutes?
circulate | read | agree, approve, sign | write up
I wrote up the minutes of the meeting and circulated them by email.
I wrote up the minutes of the meeting and circulated them by email.
PHRASES
the minutes of a meeting