Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wait a minute

A rate of sixty miles per hour.

(informal) Very quickly.

plural of mile a minute

Synonym of kitchen timer

(American football) In the AFL, a warning given with one minute to go before the end of a half, after which special rules apply, eg, stoppage of the game clock after very first down.

(informal) An instant; an extremely short time.

(idiomatic) To speak quickly or excessively.

(American football) In the NFL, a timeout and warning given to the coaches with two minutes to go before the end of each half.

A respectful ritual in which normal activity ceases and people stand in silent meditation for two minutes; held regularly on Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, and on other occasions, to remember the dead.