A rate of sixty miles per hour.

(informal) Very quickly.

Synonym of kitchen timer

(informal) An instant; an extremely short time.

(American football) In the AFL, a warning given with one minute to go before the end of a half, after which special rules apply, eg, stoppage of the game clock after very first down.

(idiomatic) To speak quickly or excessively.

A respectful ritual in which normal activity ceases and people stand in silent meditation for two minutes; held regularly on Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, and on other occasions, to remember the dead.

(American football) In the NFL, a timeout and warning given to the coaches with two minutes to go before the end of each half.

plural of two-minute silence

(Canadian football) A timeout and warning given to the coaches with three minutes to go before the end of each half; after this point, the clock stops at the end of every play. Analogous to the two-minute warning of American football.