Minute

A minute was a unit of time measurement. Though not the smallest such unit, it was still most useful for measuring only short spans of time.

On 1 January 2000, the Eighth Doctor claimed to Grace Holloway that his TARDIS could travel from Earth to Gallifrey, a distance of 250,000,000 light-years, in "a good ten minutes". (TV: Doctor Who)

When sent back in time, Donna Noble remarked she had to run half a mile in four minutes to correct history. (TV: Turn Left)

When revived on Karn, the Eighth Doctor learned he had only four minutes to live. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)

When poisoned by River Song, the TARDIS' voice interface remarked the Eleventh Doctor would die in thirty six minutes. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler)

Behind the scenes

 * In NOTVALID: The Curse of Fatal Death, the Ninth Doctor claims that, with a zectronic beam, the Daleks would be able to conquer the entire universe within minutes.