min.

Brief time unit

Min. is an abbreviation for minimum or minute, depending on context.

In recipes or instructions, it usually means minute: Bake for 20 min.

In specifications or requirements, it typically means minimum: min. age 18.

The period distinguishes it from the informal clipped form "min" used in casual writing.

time

moment

Brief period of time

secondUnit smaller than minute
briefShort in duration
shortOf limited extent

wait · sec · tick · instant · jiffy · mo · bit · spell · while

quantity

least

Smallest in degree

lowestLeast in position
baselineStandard for comparison
floorIndoor walking surface

threshold · bare · bottom · rock-bottom · fewest · smallest · cap · limit

music

minor

Scale with lowered third

keyLock-opening device
flatLacking vertical variation
scaleMeasure of relative size

chord · tonality · melancholy · somber · mode · harmonic · relative · natural · melodic · diminished

abbreviation

minister

Religious leader or serve

ministryClergy's work or state department
miningExtracting earth's resources
mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid

minivan · Minneapolis · Minnesota

Opposites

quantity/extent extremes

min.max.

Greatest permitted value

maximum · max · most · greatest · highest

time duration

min.hr.

Time abbreviation

hour · hr · day · hrs. · hours

Phrases

wait a minuteRequest for pause
last minuteJust before deadline
just a minuteRequest for brief patience
in a minuteVery soon, briefly delayed
for a minuteFor a brief duration
bare minimumSmallest acceptable quantity

Family

minute, minimal, minimum, minimize, minuscule, minimalist, minimalism, minimizes, minimized

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G