minuteminutes
我们的海关检查只花了几分钟时间。It took us only a few minutes to get through the Customs.你能抽出五分钟和我谈谈吗?Can you spare me five minutes?我只耽搁你几分钟。I'll only keep you a few minutes.我的时间很宝贵,我只能见你几分钟。My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes.我的表慢五分钟。My watch is five minutes slow.由车站走到这里只有十分钟的路程。It is no more than ten minutes' walk from the station.在社交媒介上多呆一分钟,就会少工作一分钟。Every minute spent with social media is a minute away from actual work.随着时间一分钟一分钟地过去,他们开始变得不耐烦了。As the minutes ticked away they began to lose patience.即使这通常是一两分钟到十分钟而已。Even if it usually is just for a minute or two to ten minutes.