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
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