Re: unless otherwise. Originally Posted by Hi_there_Carl. The meanings of unless and unless otherwise are very similar and often the same. The phrase unless otherwise is usually used in giving instructions to make them more clear. Here are some equivalent phrases using unless and unless otherwise:
Definition of minute. 1a : the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 secondsb : the 60th part of a degree of angular measure Its latitude is 41 degrees 55 minute north. 2 : the distance one can traverse in a minute Five minutes down the road is a gas station.
A minute, properly denoting 60 seconds, is often used loosely for any very short space of time (and may be interchangeable with second): I'll be there in just a minute. An instant is practically a point in time, with no duration, though it is also used to mean a perceptible amount of time: not an instant's delay.