mother: billy! go take out the trash you stupid little cunt! i knew your father should have used a condom!
billy: in a minute....
billy: in a minute....
by billy April 23, 2005
by mrs. brown January 8, 2006
by J-Pizzle95 June 27, 2013
by JaiRed801 October 30, 2023
1. An internationally recognised, standardised measurement of time equalling exactly 60 seconds
2. A long nondescript length of time, always significantly longer than 60 seconds, often representing many hours, days or years
2. A long nondescript length of time, always significantly longer than 60 seconds, often representing many hours, days or years
Director: Ok, so in a minute I will need you to set yourself on fire and jump through that window
Stuntman: Got you
*60 seconds later Stuntman sets himself on fire and jumps through window*
*Stuntman lands on uncushioned ground and dies*
Director: Oh shit, that idiot thought I meant 60 seconds when actually I meant several hours, he is such an idiot and deserves to be dead
Stuntman: Got you
*60 seconds later Stuntman sets himself on fire and jumps through window*
*Stuntman lands on uncushioned ground and dies*
Director: Oh shit, that idiot thought I meant 60 seconds when actually I meant several hours, he is such an idiot and deserves to be dead
by Double 2 April 29, 2021
A phrase used to make people think you are going to do what they say 'in a minute', however the task is almost always never done as the person is too lazy. It is most effective when used to piss someone off. Goes well with whining noises.
by Tabish April 11, 2006
A brief length of time that becomes drawn out because of complications. Originating from IT workers who had to give set amounts of time that were guaranteed to get drawn out.
Fred: Dude you said you were going to be five minutes, it's been fifteen!
Patrick: They were IT minutes.
Patrick: They were IT minutes.
by Jammish August 8, 2012