noun

1. A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

   “You have twenty minutes to complete the test.”

2. A short but unspecified time period.

   “Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!”

3. A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

   “We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.”

Synonyms: instant, jiffy, mo, moment, sec, second, tic, minute of arc