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.

A teenagers' party game in which two participants are shut in a closet for seven minutes, giving them the opportunity to kiss etc.

(idiomatic) A very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.

Alternative form of 15 minutes of fame

plural of two-minute silence

plural of New York minute

(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.

(dated, slang) A very hard-boiled person; one who is tough and unsentimental

(idiomatic) at the last possible moment; just in time / (idiomatic) after an undesirable delay; undesirably late