1. plural of minute; periods of time equal to 60 seconds each
2. an official written record of what was said and decided at a meeting

Examples

• The meeting lasted thirty minutes.
• Please wait a few minutes while I finish this task.
• The secretary took detailed minutes during the board meeting.
• We need to review the minutes from last week’s conference.
• It takes about ten minutes to walk to the store.
• The minutes were distributed to all committee members.
• She arrived five minutes late to the appointment.
• The meeting minutes must be approved at the next session.