Examples of 'it was five minutes' in a sentence
Meaning of "it was five minutes"
The phrase 'it was five minutes' is a colloquial expression used to downplay or underestimate the duration of time that has passed. It implies that something thought to be quick or short actually took longer than anticipated
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it was five minutes
She dreamed it was five minutes to midnight.
You just said you were sure it was five minutes.
It was five minutes before the office closed.
Just like it was five minutes ago.
It was five minutes before he stopped kicking.
I remember that weekend like it was five minutes ago.
It was five minutes till midnight four minutes ago.
You said it was five minutes.
It was five minutes past one.
Timothy thought it was five minutes to.
It was five minutes playing to an audience of one.
You wanted me to tell you when it was five minutes.
It was five minutes before the end of the world.
You wanted me to tell you when it was five minutes until the status meeting.
It was five minutes of sheer agony.
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Answer 's the same as it was five minutes ago.
It was five minutes of madness at the start of the second half.
Cause it 's the same answer as it was five minutes ago.
Same as it was five minutes ago.
It 's sort of like the glory days even though it was five minutes ago.
I think it was five minutes in total.
The answer to you is yes . It was five minutes.
It was five minutes ago.
We just got done . It was five minutes ago.
It was five minutes of my life.
Reception was always crappy in that house . It was five minutes.
Seems like it was five minutes ago you were running around in diapers.
You wanted me to tell you when it was five minutes Yes?
It was five minutes to midnight.
It can not be any more than it was Five minutes ago, medavoy.
It was five minutes later.
But when I rang … the organiser . It was five minutes playing to an audience of one.
It was five minutes of terror.
GAZA CITY - Outside a darkened radio studio on a Tuesday afternoon, it was five minutes to showtime.
It was five minutes before Guns spoke again.
And while I was there I looked at the clock. It was five minutes past one.
It was five minutes ago at the Joint Base Hanover commissary.
George pulled out his watch and looked at it, it was five minutes to nine!
It was five minutes from his mom 's house.
Calm down . It was five minutes.
It was five minutes playing to an audience of one, the organizer.
We gave the speech? We just got done . It was five minutes ago.
Quickly, it was five minutes before class.
Hi! and we were up against volcanoes, It was five minutes to midnight.
It was five minutes playing to an audience of one, the organiser.
Why not? Cause it 's the same answer as it was five minutes ago.
Instead, it was five minutes into the playing when they finally fly over.
When I returned home, it was five minutes until 1pm.
It was five minutes till midnight four minutes ago . Exactly.
Last I heard, it was five minutes out.
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