The equivalent of a football minute; a basketball minute is when someone asks for a minute to do something, even though they know it will take much longer than 60 seconds. The basketball minute is particularly a last-minute football minute.
Woman: Your sandwich will be ready in a minute!
Man: If you prepare it like you get ready in the morning, it'll be more like a basketball minute, and I'm starved!
Man: If you prepare it like you get ready in the morning, it'll be more like a basketball minute, and I'm starved!
by vuslashfan94 June 4, 2010