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time vs minute

minute vs time

time and minute both are nouns.

time is not an adjective while minute is an adjective.

time is a verb but minute is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
time Yes No Yes No
minute Yes Yes No No
As nouns, minute is a hyponym of time; that is, minute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than time:
  • time: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
  • minute: an indefinitely short time
Other hyponyms of time include day, dead, hard times, incarnation, wee, patch, piece, spell, while, bit, mo, moment, second, ephemera, space age.
As nouns, minute is a hypernym of time; that is, minute is a word with a broader meaning than time:
  • time: a suitable moment
  • minute: a particular point in time
Other hypernyms of time include instant, moment, second.
time (noun) minute (noun)
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past distance measured by the time taken to cover it
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration a short note
an instance or single occasion for some event a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
a person's experience on a particular occasion a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) an indefinitely short time
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned a particular point in time
a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
a suitable moment
time (adjective) minute (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
infinitely or immeasurably small
time (verb) minute (verb)
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
regulate or set the time of
adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
assign a time for an activity or event
set the speed, duration, or execution of
Difference between time and minute

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