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Here are the minutes vs Here is the minutes

The correct phrase is 'here are the minutes.' 'Minutes' is a plural noun, so it should be paired with the plural verb 'are.' 'Here is the minutes' is incorrect because 'is' is singular and does not match the plural noun 'minutes.'

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 5898 views

Here are the minutes

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'here are the minutes' when presenting or referring to a set of meeting notes or records.

Examples:

  • Here are the minutes from our last meeting.
  • Here are the minutes for your review.
  • Here are the minutes that were taken during the discussion.
  • Here are the minutes of the meeting.
  • Here are the minutes as recorded by the secretary.
  • We have two separate issues here: the Minutes are one issue and the result of yesterday's vote is another.
  • Pretty sure I was being followed the minute I got here.
  • Elsa hated them from the minute they got here for taking her spotlight away.
  • You gave up your right to privacy the minute you arrived here.
  • Frank's had you on her strings since the minute you got here.
  • The minute you brought her in here, both their vitals stabilized.
  • You, tell me exactly what happened from the minute you got here.
  • Olivia's questions started the minute she barged in here babbling about your suicide attempt.
  • That boy was bagged the minute they sent him here.
  • You called it the minute those yahoos got here.
  • The minute we get out of here, I'm destroying that video.
  • We rushed here the minute we heard you were captured.
  • No-one is listening to us here, apart from the minute-takers and the tape-recorders.
  • That had nothing to do with the Minutes, but we have got into the habit of listening to comments from here and there for three or four minutes.
  • Here are Kafka's drops, she needs that in 15 minutes.
  • Here I thought you two were selling massages by the minute.
  • The minute Tom disappeared, I knew you'd be back here.
  • Something I've wanted to do from the minute you got here.
  • Dr. Grey has been doubting my effectiveness and undermining my authority since the minute I got here.
  • My friend, the minute I heard you wanted to see me, I dropped everything and came here.

Here is the minutes

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • Mr President, what is being objected to here is not the Minutes themselves, though these provide the pretext; the aim is to challenge yesterday's vote in favour of Strasbourg at all costs.
  • '... the tension and the sense of expectation here is rising 'by the minute, as Blackout leads them out to the start 'of the big race of the afternoon.'
  • Pretty sure I was being followed the minute I got here.
  • Elsa hated them from the minute they got here for taking her spotlight away.
  • You gave up your right to privacy the minute you arrived here.
  • Frank's had you on her strings since the minute you got here.
  • The minute you brought her in here, both their vitals stabilized.
  • You, tell me exactly what happened from the minute you got here.
  • Olivia's questions started the minute she barged in here babbling about your suicide attempt.
  • That boy was bagged the minute they sent him here.
  • You called it the minute those yahoos got here.
  • The minute we get out of here, I'm destroying that video.
  • We rushed here the minute we heard you were captured.
  • No-one is listening to us here, apart from the minute-takers and the tape-recorders.
  • Everyone here is dead inside of ten minutes.
  • That had nothing to do with the Minutes, but we have got into the habit of listening to comments from here and there for three or four minutes.
  • Every minute I spend down here is another minute my boy is still out there.
  • Here I thought you two were selling massages by the minute.
  • The minute Tom disappeared, I knew you'd be back here.
  • Something I've wanted to do from the minute you got here.

Alternatives:

  • Here is the minutes.
  • Here is the document.
  • Here is the report.
  • Here is the summary.
  • Here is the information.

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