minute vs unit of time

minute and unit of time both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minute	Yes	Yes	No	No
unit of time	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unit of time is a hypernym of minute; that is, unit of time is a word with a broader meaning than minute:

Other hypernyms of minute include time unit.

minute (noun)	unit of time (noun)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it	a unit for measuring time periods
a short note
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
an indefinitely short time
a particular point in time

minute (adjective)	unit of time (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
infinitely or immeasurably small