Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot minute

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: hot minute
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long period of time.

Informal

noun

An extremely short period of time; a moment.

Informal

noun

An unspecified period of time; a while.

Informal

Example Sentences

"She decided to pop up on her big brother because it had been a hot minute since she'd seen him."
"It didn't take but a hot minute to find out what squadron Craig was with."
"She didn't trust me for a hot minute, but she trusted her perfect eldest child."
"Very cool could easily turn into very rude in a hot minute."
"Too bad he considered me a suspect, because I'd be all over that in a hot minute. Okay, probably not. But I'd flirt a lot."
"Not for a hot minute did she think it changed her inability to have lasting love."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hot minutes (plural)

Synonyms

red-hot minute

Questions

What does hot minute mean?: A long period of time.

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