(idiomatic) Stop; wait; hold on. Used to interrupt speech or proceedings so that one can make a comment or query.

(idiomatic) A funny thing or person.

A time interval that has been called a minute but which actually takes much longer.

plural of minute hand

(cooking) Prepared to order, not prepared in advance. / (cooking, of a sauce) Prepared in the same pan as the item it accompanies when served.

Persicaria perfoliata; Polygonum perfoliatum; Asiatic tearthumb; kudzu of the North. / Kudzu; Pueraria lobata; Pueraria montana var. lobata / Ipomoea cairica, a species of morning glory

At the rate of one mile per minute, 60 miles per hour.

Very fast

(idiomatic) Very close to a deadline or potential crucial event.

(humorous) A unit of time longer than one minute.