Definition

1. Noun:
   • A unit of time: A period of time equal to sixty minutes or one twenty-fourth of a day.

Usage

• The word "60 minutes" is a specific, numerical term for a standard unit of time. It is typically used in contexts requiring precision, such as scheduling, timing events, or scientific measurement. It functions identically to the word "hour."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The meeting is scheduled to last for 60 minutes.
  • The test must be completed within 60 minutes.
  • A standard television drama is often about 60 minutes long.

Advanced Usage

• "60 minutes of fame": A play on the idiom "15 minutes of fame," referring to a brief period of notoriety or public attention.
  • The viral video gave him his 60 minutes of fame.

Variants and Related Words

• Hour (n): The more common word for the same 60-minute period.
  • I'll be there in one hour.
• Hour-long (adj): Lasting for a duration of one hour.
  • We watched an hour-long documentary.

Synonyms

• Hour: A period of 60 minutes.
• Sixty minutes: The explicit numerical description.

Related Phrases

• A solid hour: A full, uninterrupted period of 60 minutes.
  • She practiced the piano for a solid hour.
• On the hour: At exactly the beginning of a new hour (e.g., 1:00, 2:00).
  • The news broadcast starts on the hour.

Noun

1. a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
   • the job will take more than an hour