Monday M word : Minute vs Moment

It’s Monday and I have just a minute …..

Today’s Monday post is about that a Minute or Moment in time :

By definition :

  1. 1.a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.”he stood in the shower for twenty minutes”
  2. 2.a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement (symbol: ʹ).

Famous quotes

  • For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson. …
  • A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer. Novalis. …
  • Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. …
  • Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. ..

Phrases that contain the word minute:

minute new york minute
ampere minute any minute
at any minute a laugh a minute
just a minute cubic feet per minute
words per minute a sucker born every minute

What’s the difference between at the moment and at the minute?

moment is any length of time that seems short in a given context (unless used sarcastically). … A minute is exactly sixty seconds literally, or an abstract, usually significantly longer stretch of time in the metaphorical sense.

So if you have a minute this Monday : Leave me your favorite Minute phrase in the comments … Lisa

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