instant; minute(the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds; in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds; a particular point in time • It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay; an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes); At that minute, the telephone rang); fit; while; whiles; whilst; moment(I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence)
