All 50 Uses of
minute
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- Every bit of it was covered in stamps except for a square inch on the front, into which Mrs. Weasley had squeezed the Dursleys' address in minute writing.
Chpt 3 (definition 1) *minute = very small
- Harry massaged the spot furiously, looking up to see what had hit him, and saw a minute owl, small enough to fit into the palm of his hand, whizzing excitedly around the room like a loose firework.
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- Squinting up at the shamrock, Harry realized that it was actually comprised of thousands of tiny little bearded men with red vests, each carrying a minute lamp of gold or green.
Chpt 8 (definition 1)
- He lifted the wand and examined it minutely, turning it over and over before his eyes.
Chpt 18 (definition 2) *minutely = carefully (with attention to detail)
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- She didn't have to wait long to find out; after about a minute, he was back.†
Chpt 3 (definition 3)
- Well, we've made good time — we've got ten minutes.†
Chpt 6 (definition 3)
- They had only been at it for a couple of minutes, however, when a shout rent the still air.†
Chpt 6 (definition 3)
- Yes, it's a minute off … We'd better get ready….†
Chpt 6 (definition 3)
- After about twenty minutes, a small stone cottage next to a gate swam into view.†
Chpt 7 (definition 3)
- I had two try and pay me with great gold coins the size of hubcaps ten minutes ago.†
Chpt 7 (definition 3)
- They walked through the wood for twenty minutes, talking and joking loudly, until at last they emerged on the other side and found themselves in the shadow of a gigantic stadium.†
Chpt 8 (definition 3)
- And within ten minutes, Ireland had scored twice more, bringing their lead to thirty-zero and causing a thunderous tide of roars and applause from the greenclad supporters.†
Chpt 8 (definition 3)
- After fifteen more fast and furious minutes, Ireland had pulled ahead by ten more goals.†
Chpt 8 (definition 3)
- Within five minutes, he was back in the kitchen, his robes on the right way now, dragging a comb through his hair.†
Chpt 11 (definition 3)
- "Ouch!" yelled Dean Thomas after about ten minutes.†
Chpt 13 (definition 3)
- Don't talk to me," Ron said quietly to Harry and Hermione as they sat down at the Gryffindor table a few minutes later, surrounded by excited talk on all sides about what had just happened.†
Chpt 13 (definition 3)
- Within five minutes, she had cleared her plate and departed.†
Chpt 13 (definition 3)
- Fred and George had been gone ten minutes or so when the portrait hole opened and Hermione climbed into the common room carrying a sheaf of parchment in one hand and a box whose contents rattled as she walked in the other.†
Chpt 14 (definition 3)
- For a few minutes, the silence was broken only by Madame Maxime's huge horses snorting and stamping.†
Chpt 15 (definition 3)
- Hagrid sidled into the Hall through a door behind the staff table twenty minutes after the start of the feast.†
Chpt 16 (definition 3)
- I estimate that it requires one more minute.†
Chpt 16 (definition 3)
- Ten minutes into the first task's my bet.†
Chpt 18 (definition 3)
- Harry crept past them to the portrait hole and waited for a minute or so, keeping an eye on his watch.†
Chpt 19 (definition 3)
- Harry sped up, skirting the edge of the forest; he had just under fifteen minutes to get back to the fireside and talk to Sirius, and he couldn't remember, ever, wanting to talk to someone more than he did right now — when, without warning, he ran into something very solid.†
Chpt 19 (definition 3)
- After a minute or so, Karkaroff seemed to decide that he had hit some sort of animal; he was looking around at waist height, as though expecting to see a dog.†
Chpt 19 (definition 3)
- Harry reached the castle, slipped in through the front doors, and began to climb the marble stairs; he was very out of breath, but he didn't dare slow down…… He had less than five minutes to get up to the fire.†
Chpt 19 (definition 3)
- Sirius looked at him, eyes full of concern, eyes that had not yet lost the look that Azkaban had given them — that deadened, haunted look He had let Harry talk himself into silence without interruption, but now he said, "Dragons we can deal with, Harry, but we'll get to that in a minute — I haven't got long here….†
Chpt 19 (definition 3)
- And for his Fire-bolt, he needed "Hermione," Harry whispered, when he had sped into greenhouse three minutes later, uttering a hurried apology to Professor Sprout as he passed her.†
Chpt 20 (definition 3)
- And then, after about fifteen minutes, Harry heard the deafening roar that could mean only one thing: Cedric had gotten past his dragon and captured the golden egg.†
Chpt 20 (definition 3)
- Ten minutes later, Harry heard the crowd erupt into applause once more…… Fleur must have been successful too.†
Chpt 20 (definition 3)
- Now, just sit quietly for a minute — sit!†
Chpt 20 (definition 3)
- Oh yeah — and they told me to tell you you've got to hang around for a few more minutes…… Bagman wants a word, back in the champions' tent.†
Chpt 20 (definition 3)
- "I forgot — it was the custard creams we hexed —" Within a minute, however, Neville had molted, and once his feathers had fallen off, he reappeared looking entirely normal.†
Chpt 21 (definition 3)
- "You'll see, you'll see in a minute!" said Hermione excitedly.†
Chpt 21 (definition 3)
- "Wait a minute, Hermione…… " "What?"†
Chpt 21 (definition 3)
- Parvati readjusted her bangles, beaming; she and Harry said, "See you in a minute" to Ron and Padma and walked forward, the chattering crowd parting to let them through.†
Chpt 23 (definition 3)
- Parvati sat down on Harry's other side, crossed her arms and legs too, and within minutes was asked to dance by a boy from Beauxbatons.†
Chpt 23 (definition 3)
- Then, after about a minute, he stood up and strode away, not back to the castle, but off out into the dark grounds in the direction of his cabin.†
Chpt 23 (definition 3)
- "Hurry up, now, the bell rang five minutes ago," she barked at them as they struggled toward her through the snow.†
Chpt 24 (definition 3)
- They hammered on it for ten more minutes; Ron even went and banged on one of the windows, but there was no response.†
Chpt 24 (definition 3)
- He said nothing for almost a minute, still staring at the map.†
Chpt 25 (definition 3)
- Harry thought, as he got quietly into his four-poster ten minutes later, the egg and the cloak now safely back in his trunk, he thought he'd like to check how scarred the rest of them were before he chose it as a career.†
Chpt 25 (definition 3)
- Just forget the egg for a minute, all right?†
Chpt 26 (definition 3)
- … "Lumos," Harry whispered fifteen minutes later as he opened the library door.†
Chpt 26 (definition 3)
- The second task starts in ten minutes, and Harry Potter —†
Chpt 26 (definition 3)
- Ten minutes?†
Chpt 26 (definition 3) *
- Ten — ten minutes?†
Chpt 26 (definition 3)
- The entrance hall contained a few last-minute stragglers, all leaving the Great Hall after breakfast and heading through the double oak doors to watch the second task.†
Chpt 26 (definition 3)
- He swam on for what felt like at least twenty minutes.†
Chpt 26 (definition 3)
- He began to hack at the ropes binding Ron, and after several minutes' hard work, they broke apart.†
Chpt 26 (definition 3)
Definitions:
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(1) (minute as in: minute size) small, exceptionally small, or insignificant
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(2) (minute as in: minute description) detailed (including even small considerations); and/or careful (done with care)
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(3) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Much more commonly, minute and minutes refer to a period of time lasting 60 seconds.
Less commonly, they refer to a measurement of angle where 60 minutes make up a single degree, and where a right angle has 90 degrees and a circle has 360 degrees.