How native speakers pronounce “minutes”

(Laughter) So, 15 minutes left. (Laughter)

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

and she was led and sat on this chair at the end, and she sat on her hands for 20 minutes, while this man talked to her mother

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

she was on her feet, moving to the music. And they watched for a few minutes, and he turned to her mother and said, "Mrs. Lynne, Gillian isn't sick.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

(Laughter) So I raced home in the snow and ice, 40 minutes, got my passport, raced back to the airport,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

in a 2014 study people were asked to do nothing for between 6 and 15 minutes in other words to spend time alone with

Running

once you get interrupted it takes an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds to return to your original task moreover

Slow Thinking

I want you to spend the next 10 minutes being absurdly self-indulgent, which is advice I would almost never otherwise give people.

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

with another perfectly reasonable human being. And what did we do for the next 30 to 45 minutes with each other? (Laughter)

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

and is like, "How can I make this?" And then 15 minutes later, she came out with a box that looked like Olympic rings.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

next to his bed. She came out in the hall to chat with me for a few minutes. It turned out that what she had been reading

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

There are no prepared speeches in this court. Instead, 50 questions thrown at you in 30 minutes. I'm making hundreds of decisions in real time.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

Lawyer wins big case, gets a fancy TED talk invitation, talks for 14 minutes about how great he is. I’ve seen that guy at dinner parties --

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

as we measured their sleep with that fancy wristwatch, that they slept, on average, 33 minutes a night longer, and they were awake for ten minutes less each night.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

that they slept, on average, 33 minutes a night longer, and they were awake for ten minutes less each night. They also reported that they felt they slept better,

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

I started working with Bob, and he had me, 20 minutes a day, focus on a single word. He didn't send an app.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

demonstrated that we normally forget 40% of new material within the first twenty minutes, a phenomenon known as the forgetting curve.

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

Instead, you want to use what we call a collaborative question. This formula means that it will take you two minutes to create your ask, using everything we know

What Successful Negotiators Do Differently | Kathryn Valentine | TED · TED

those moments where you need to break in and say, "Yeah, for the last 20 minutes, I actually have no idea what you were talking about.

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

You can think about it for a few moments, because in a couple minutes, I'm actually going to randomly call on someone based on your seat

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

and it shouldn't take up too much time. Maybe a few minutes a couple of times a week to start. The instructions are really simple. Find a reasonably quiet place.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

you know, not telling Tom about the errors, showing up five minutes late with coffee so I know what you were doing during those five minutes --

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

showing up five minutes late with coffee so I know what you were doing during those five minutes -- we don’t tend to replace them with anything,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

But I still have a great conversation with them. So I'd like to spend the next 10 minutes or so teaching you how to talk and how to listen.

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

We've heard interviews often in which a guest is talking for several minutes and then the host comes back in and asks a question

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

which seems like it comes out of nowhere, or it's already been answered. That means the host probably stopped listening two minutes ago because he thought of this really clever question,

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

They also understand that foreplay is not something you do five minutes before the real thing. Foreplay pretty much starts at the end of the previous orgasm.

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship | Esther Perel | TED · TED

You really need to build in time to connect. That could mean holding a few minutes in the beginning of meetings to chit chat or to ask questions to learn more.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

when you hit those high-pressure moments. A non-negotiable could be something like meditating 10 minutes a day, getting to your kid’s baseball game

Let Your Ambition Light You Up — Not Burn You Out | Tarveen Forrester | TED · TED

The first could sound something like, "I'd love to help with that, but I only have 30 minutes today. Is that enough time to get us started?"

Let Your Ambition Light You Up — Not Burn You Out | Tarveen Forrester | TED · TED

It was she and I and one of her colleagues on the call. And as we were having the discussion, about 10 minutes in, she chimes in and says, "Wait, I'm going to hop off for a moment.

3 Steps to Better Connect With Your Fellow Humans | Amber Cabral | TED · TED

I need to go change my top. I'll be back." A few minutes pass by. She returns to the call, and she's in a plain black shirt.

3 Steps to Better Connect With Your Fellow Humans | Amber Cabral | TED · TED

I'm going to help you with this. I'm going to step in in that way," or even just give you 15 minutes for you to yell about whatever the problems you feel at that moment

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

and just be on your side and go, "Yeah! I can't believe that happened to you! I'm so on your side," for 15 minutes. Just that can give you enough of a release

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

where they practiced breathing together. Within minutes, Jalissa was back on track. No tension, no punishment,

Schools Urgently Need a Redesign. Here’s How | Aylon Samouha | TED · TED

If you can create stress, you can also learn to reset it in minutes. No long meditations, medications or martinis required.

Stress Resets, the Ultimate Mental Health Hack | Jenny Taitz | TED · TED

How about a weekly walk with your best friend? Or ten minutes practicing the piano after dinner. The third step is to reinforce these identities

How to Reclaim Your Life From Work | Simone Stolzoff | TED · TED

or sit quietly in one corner of your room without your devices, for 20 minutes and you can taste something of the same.

Silence, the Universal Medicine | Pico Iyer | TED · TED

when my monkey mind is fretting about what I should do six minutes from now. I really feel that the deepest part of us

Silence, the Universal Medicine | Pico Iyer | TED · TED

and to be evaluated by a stoic figure in a white coat who only has 10 minutes to give you and who doesn't value the talk.

Joseph Ravenell: How barbershops can keep men healthy | TED · TED

with the same telltale sign of allergies. A few minutes later, in asking Veronica some questions, and examining her and listening to her,

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

under the open sky, but try to make it at least 30 minutes per day. Now let's finally talk about sleep.

Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep | Christine Blume | TED · TED

Just imagine a streaming service where you describe your dream movie and it appears in minutes. A social platform where you upload a video

What If You Could Talk to Your Favorite Character in a Movie? | Christoph Lassner | TED · TED

in the early 1300s one hour in London could be 38 minutes or 82 minutes

Timekeeping

could be 38 minutes or 82 minutes depending on the time of year

Timekeeping

by the late 1600s we could accurately measure hours minutes and seconds and then came the Industrial Revolution

Timekeeping

So I'm using deep research. And these systems are spending 15 minutes writing these deep papers. That's true for most of them.

The AI Revolution Is Underhyped | Eric Schmidt | TED · TED

Do you have any idea how much computation 15 minutes of these supercomputers is? It's extraordinary.

The AI Revolution Is Underhyped | Eric Schmidt | TED · TED

The Ford Motor Company, for example, produced one B-24 bomber every 63 minutes. But to actually achieve the benefits of these mass-produced systems,

The AI Arsenal That Could Stop World War III | Palmer Luckey | TED · TED

Four of your soldiers have been taken, and if demands are not met in the next ten minutes, they will be executed.

How to Spot Fake AI Photos | Hany Farid | TED · TED

We have agency, and we can effect change. Now, I can't turn you all into digital forensics experts in ten minutes. But I can leave you with a few thoughts.

How to Spot Fake AI Photos | Hany Farid | TED · TED

forget the average 30 seconds we're talking 50 minutes or more to see

Leisure

Exciting goals are never a chore or a mean. Ever wondered why Chicago diners would circle the block for 30 minutes looking for free parking,

How to Set the Right Goals and Stay Motivated | Ayelet Fishbach | TED · TED

And like, I hear you, but give me 15 minutes because I want to change your mind. We're living in a culture that sidelines the creative act.

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED

sure, do your 20-minute exercise. But where's your 20 minutes of playing around with the pens? Where's your 20 minutes of singing in the shower?

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED

But where's your 20 minutes of playing around with the pens? Where's your 20 minutes of singing in the shower? We should be considering this.

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED

and then they stare into each other's eyes without speaking for four minutes. So here are a couple of sample questions.

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

the one that I tried last summer, that pairs the personal questions with four minutes of eye contact, was referenced in this article,

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

I said, what is the single most penetrating question I could ask you? It thought about it for two minutes. Two minutes.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

It thought about it for two minutes. Two minutes. You want to see the question?

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

Julie: In our lab, we saw that almost all couples fight. In fact, how they fight in the first three minutes predicts with 96 percent accuracy

Even Healthy Couples Fight — the Difference Is How | Julie and John Gottman | TED · TED

may bring up an issue in that first three minutes of the conversation with something we call harsh startup,

Even Healthy Couples Fight — the Difference Is How | Julie and John Gottman | TED · TED

that the world makes sense, that we are more than the sum of our minutes, days and years on this planet.

How to Live a Meaningful Life | Brian S. Lowery | TED · TED

How about tonight you go up for five minutes? You

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

good, and then we'll try it maybe seven minutes the next week. He doesn't

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

Orange: I've missed you too. (#thatslove) Blue: I haven't seen you in five minutes. It feels like a lifetime. What have you been doing without me for five whole minutes?

The difference between healthy and unhealthy love | Katie Hood | TED · TED

Blue: I haven't seen you in five minutes. It feels like a lifetime. What have you been doing without me for five whole minutes? Orange: It's been three minutes. (#thatsnotlove)

The difference between healthy and unhealthy love | Katie Hood | TED · TED

What have you been doing without me for five whole minutes? Orange: It's been three minutes. (#thatsnotlove) Katie Hood: Anybody recognize that? I don't know. I do.

The difference between healthy and unhealthy love | Katie Hood | TED · TED

(Laughter) "Did you see him on 60 Minutes, racing Michael Phelps in a pool --

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

So I wrote to him, I said I was going to give a TED talk. And like 10 minutes later, he came back with that. CA: But to get something like that, don't you have to say something like,

The Urgent Risks of Runaway AI — and What to Do about Them | Gary Marcus | TED · TED

but I don't think they have to work that hard. It did only take my friend five minutes even with GPT-4 and its guardrails. And if you had to do that for a living, you could use GPT-4.

The Urgent Risks of Runaway AI — and What to Do about Them | Gary Marcus | TED · TED

just actually also came out for global governance in the CBS "60 Minutes" interview that he did a couple of days ago. I think that the companies themselves want to see some kind of regulation.

The Urgent Risks of Runaway AI — and What to Do about Them | Gary Marcus | TED · TED

It's my turn. I still have two minutes. (Laughter)

Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life

I could take a portable blue light with me and use it for 15 minutes in the morning. I knew that helped stave off depressive episodes.

Why you should define your fears instead of your goals | Tim Ferriss | TED · TED

What might be the benefits of, say, a base hit? Spend 10 to 15 minutes on this. Page three.

Why you should define your fears instead of your goals | Tim Ferriss | TED · TED

When you think of it, there is 99 things that can age us. Deprive your brain of oxygen for just a few minutes, those brain cells die, they never come back.

How to Live to be 100+ | Dan Buettner | TED · TED

disease to cardiovascular disease. When you slow down for 15 minutes a day you turn that inflammatory state

How to Live to be 100+ | Dan Buettner | TED · TED

If she didn't know any better, she'd think that her student spent the past 20 minutes just staring at the screen. But if she presses undo a few times,

Teach girls bravery, not perfection | Reshma Saujani

So at home, we introduced talking time, which is just 15 minutes at the end of the day when we talk and listen to the boys.

Lessons from the longest study on human development | Helen Pearson

by them practicing a form of meditation for as little as 12 minutes a day for two months. Attitude matters.

The science of cells that never get old | Elizabeth Blackburn

The old habits were what mattered. Those seconds of pause that added up to minutes more. That weird and scary wonder about our own finite lives.

3 Habits to Practice Curiosity — and Escape Your Phone | Nayeema Raza | TED · TED

and they were talking back and forth. They were swimming and bumping alongside each other for minutes. We watched in disbelief ... this exchange of these two whales.

A Whale’s-Eye-View of the Ocean | Eric Stackpole | TED · TED

with my students on robots, and in the next 10 minutes, I'm going to try to explain the gap between fiction and reality.

Why Don’t We Have Better Robots Yet? | Ken Goldberg | TED · TED

without getting faster, but if we spent 10 to 20 minutes each day fully concentrating on typing 10 to 20 percent faster

Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about | TED · TED

in people who are happier have a greater sense of well-being. And it's because of what I spoke about a few minutes ago, this kind of decrease in chronic inflammation and chronic stress.

The Secret to a Happy Life — Lessons from 8 Decades of Research | Robert Waldinger | TED · TED

the entire school bus ride, 45 minutes up, 45 minutes back: "Percy! Percy! Percy! Percy!"

How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are | Andrew Solomon

and half didn't. Then everyone was given 45 minutes of work that would directly lead them towards their goal,

Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers

Now, those who kept their mouths shut worked the entire 45 minutes on average, and when asked afterward,

Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers

But those who had announced it quit after only 33 minutes, on average, and when asked afterward,

Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers

This is really a two-hour presentation I give to high school students, cut down to three minutes. And it all started one day on a plane, on my way to TED,

Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes | Richard St. John

round the back side of the mountains, up the mountains 20 minutes, down a narrow dirt road,

How Dolly Parton led me to an epiphany | Jad Abumrad

And I've noticed so many people now take conscious measures to sit quietly for 30 minutes every morning just collecting themselves

Where Is Home? | Pico Iyer | TED · TED

The typical Portland citizen drives four miles less, and 11 minutes less per day than they did before.

Jeff Speck: The walkable city

and he found out that those four miles plus those 11 minutes adds up to fully three and a half percent

Jeff Speck: The walkable city

that simulates the process of lovemaking. Why 12 minutes? Because that seems to be the average duration of French lovemaking.

A Firework Ladder to the Sky — and the Magic of Explosive Art | Cai Guo-Qiang | TED · TED

I was signing books in this comic book store and this man made small talk with me for about 20 minutes. Eventually he said that my book made him think about how he does his job.

R. Alan Brooks: When the world is burning, is art a waste of time? | TED · TED