mins
Sixty per hour
Mins is an informal written abbreviation for minutes, common in recipes, workout instructions, and casual messaging: Bake for 20 mins, Back in 5 mins.
The abbreviation appears almost exclusively in writing, rarely spoken aloud.
Time units, or extras
- hoursSixty-minute spans
- momentsShort spans of time
- intervalsGaps between events
- ticksParasites or clock sounds
countdown · timer · stopwatch · elapsed · remaining · duration · clock · microwave
Duration-tracking mechanism
- stopwatchInterval timing device
- clockDevice displaying time
- digitalOf discrete data
- displayPresentation for viewing
increment · decrement · counter · gauge · readout · elapsed · remaining · tracking
seconds
Time units, or extras
ticks · countdown · timer · stopwatch · elapsed · remaining · duration · clock · microwave · egg timer
timer
Duration-tracking mechanism
display · increment · decrement · counter · gauge · readout · elapsed · remaining · tracking · logged
appointment
Scheduled time for something
allocation · window · block · reserved · allotted · buffer · break · session · turnaround · prep time
secs
Moments, abbreviated
max · avg · shorthand · notation · timestamp · duration · readout · display
- wait a minuteRequest for pause
- five minutesBrief span of time
- last minuteJust before deadline
- just a minuteRequest for brief patience
- in a minuteVery soon, briefly delayed
- for a minuteFor a brief duration
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