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A minute before vs A minute ago

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but 'A minute before' refers to an event that occurred one minute prior to the current time, while 'a minute ago' refers to an event that occurred one minute prior to the time of speaking.
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Last updated: October 25, 2024 • 13176 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to an event that occurred one minute prior to the current time.

"A minute before"

Use 'a minute before' when you want to indicate that something happened one minute earlier than the present moment.

Examples:

  • He arrived just a minute before the meeting started.
  • I saw her leave a minute before you arrived.
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  • Jul 15, 2024 ... HP 9025 slow to print -- just whirs for a minute before actually printing · Mark Topic as New · Mark Topic as Read · Float this Topic for Current ...
  • Jun 22, 2022 ... DVR stops recording about a minute before the end of the show. We use the satellite service. Recently, on several occasions our DVR has ...
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  • Jul 3, 2016 ... Originally Answered: Is it possible to survive if we eat something a minute before die from starvation? ·. If you were exactly a minute away ...
  • Jun 21, 2023 ... Please wait a minute before deploying again. Google App Engine is set up in the same way on projects A and B. Of course I have waited much ...

Alternatives:

  • a minute earlier
  • a minute prior
  • a minute previously
  • a minute back
  • a minute in the past

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to an event that occurred one minute prior to the time of speaking.

"A minute ago"

Use 'a minute ago' when you want to indicate that something happened one minute earlier than the current moment.

Examples:

  • She called me just a minute ago.
  • I finished my homework a minute ago.
  • In a Minute ago explores the rich variety of contemporary Journals and Journaling techniques, offering lots of ideas and prompts to use in your own ...
  • Jun 9, 2022 ... ADMIN MOD. Join. Options. Report. How long ago is "a minute ago"? I can't think of a word... THIS definition is confusing me. Upvote 1
  • Jul 3, 2011 ... Hi, I notice from your readme there's a special case to show "a minute ago" but the simplest _date(myTicks).fromNow() test-case still gives ...
  • Sep 26, 2024 ... So this just happened like a minute ago. Final Fantasy General. When ... r ...
  • Why "posted a minute ago" instead of time? Ask Question. Asked 6 years, 10 months ago. Modified 6 years, 10 months ago. Viewed 2k times. This question shows ...
  • Everything Was as It Had Been a Minute Ago · Includes unlimited streaming via the Bandcamp app, plus download in mp3, FLAC and more · Download available in 24-bit ...
  • R + J (for Miliana Lenak) · Everything Was as It Had Been a Minute Ago · Everyone Who Is Gone Is Already Here (for Mirko Popov) · Everywhere We Are Is an Hour to ...
  • A MINUTE AGO a film by RACHEL ROSE. 2014. USA. 9 min. In a collapsing collage, the brilliant video artist examines the precarity of a moment in time. This ...
  • Apr 20, 2022 ... Definition of a minute ago It's usually literal, but you can tell from the context: If you get a notification on your phone and it says ...
  • Jun 24, 2020 ... why is document read only when only a minute ago i as able to edit the excel document? MY excel documents that i created MYSELF and saved on ...

Alternatives:

  • a minute back
  • a minute in the past
  • a minute earlier
  • a minute previously
  • a minute prior

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