mins
n. countablen. a short way of writing the word 'minutes'. You usually see this on signs, in recipes, or when texting friends to save space.
n. a standard abbreviation for the plural noun 'minutes'. Used primarily in informal writing, digital communication, or space-constrained contexts like schedules and recipes.
The pasta takes ten mins to cook.
The bus schedule shows that the next arrival is in approximately five mins.
While formal reports require the full spelling, informal meeting notes often use mins to record the duration of specific agenda items efficiently.
Always used in the plural form when abbreviated as 'mins'; the singular 'min' is used for one minute.
It takes 10 min.It takes 10 mins.When using the abbreviation for plural minutes, 'mins' is the standard informal plural form, though 'min' is sometimes used as a unit symbol.