to the minute

idiom

: exactly or precisely
The buses were on time to the minute.

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Nearly 24 hours to the minute after Levitan fell through the ice, his wife, Mary Lou Levitan, 66, died in a car crash while on the way to pick up his vehicle at Lake George. — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024 But exactly a year later almost to the minute, Gilliam gave birth to another daughter. — Colleen Slevin, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024

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“To the minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20minute. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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