"football minute" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: football minutes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} football minute (plural football minutes)
  1. A time interval that has been called a minute but which actually takes much longer.
    Sense id: en-football_minute-en-noun-8BIwOSJS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "She said she'd be down in a minute, but it's more like a football minute."
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