How do you convert minutes to seconds?
Multiply the number of minutes by 60, then add any leftover seconds. A time of 4 min 12 gives 240 + 12 = 252 s.
min = s ÷ 60
Common durations in minutes and seconds
| 0.5 min | 30 s |
| 1 min | 60 s |
| 2 min (soft-boiled egg) | 120 s |
| 3 min | 180 s |
| 5 min | 300 s |
| 10 min | 600 s |
| 15 min | 900 s |
| 30 min | 1,800 s |
| 45 min (half of a match) | 2,700 s |
| 60 min | 3,600 s |
| 90 min | 5,400 s |
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- 1 min = 60 s
- 2 min = 120 s
- 3 min = 180 s
- 4 min = 240 s
- 5 min = 300 s
- 6 min = 360 s
- 7 min = 420 s
- 8 min = 480 s
- 9 min = 540 s
- 10 min = 600 s
- 11 min = 660 s
- 12 min = 720 s
- 13 min = 780 s
- 14 min = 840 s
- 15 min = 900 s
- 16 min = 960 s
- 17 min = 1,020 s
- 18 min = 1,080 s
- 19 min = 1,140 s
- 20 min = 1,200 s
- 21 min = 1,260 s
- 22 min = 1,320 s
- 23 min = 1,380 s
- 24 min = 1,440 s
- 25 min = 1,500 s
- 26 min = 1,560 s
- 27 min = 1,620 s
- 28 min = 1,680 s
- 29 min = 1,740 s
- 30 min = 1,800 s
- 31 min = 1,860 s
- 32 min = 1,920 s
- 33 min = 1,980 s
- 34 min = 2,040 s
- 35 min = 2,100 s
- 36 min = 2,160 s
- 37 min = 2,220 s
- 38 min = 2,280 s
- 39 min = 2,340 s
- 40 min = 2,400 s
- 41 min = 2,460 s
- 42 min = 2,520 s
- 43 min = 2,580 s
- 44 min = 2,640 s
- 45 min = 2,700 s
- 46 min = 2,760 s
- 47 min = 2,820 s
- 48 min = 2,880 s
- 49 min = 2,940 s
- 50 min = 3,000 s
- 51 min = 3,060 s
- 52 min = 3,120 s
- 53 min = 3,180 s
- 54 min = 3,240 s
- 55 min = 3,300 s
- 56 min = 3,360 s
- 57 min = 3,420 s
- 58 min = 3,480 s
- 59 min = 3,540 s
- 60 min = 3,600 s
- 61 min = 3,660 s
- 62 min = 3,720 s
- 63 min = 3,780 s
- 64 min = 3,840 s
- 65 min = 3,900 s
- 66 min = 3,960 s
- 67 min = 4,020 s
- 68 min = 4,080 s
- 69 min = 4,140 s
- 70 min = 4,200 s
- 71 min = 4,260 s
- 72 min = 4,320 s
- 73 min = 4,380 s
- 74 min = 4,440 s
- 75 min = 4,500 s
- 76 min = 4,560 s
- 77 min = 4,620 s
- 78 min = 4,680 s
- 79 min = 4,740 s
- 80 min = 4,800 s
- 81 min = 4,860 s
- 82 min = 4,920 s
- 83 min = 4,980 s
- 84 min = 5,040 s
- 85 min = 5,100 s
- 86 min = 5,160 s
- 87 min = 5,220 s
- 88 min = 5,280 s
- 89 min = 5,340 s
- 90 min = 5,400 s
- 91 min = 5,460 s
- 92 min = 5,520 s
- 93 min = 5,580 s
- 94 min = 5,640 s
- 95 min = 5,700 s
- 96 min = 5,760 s
- 97 min = 5,820 s
- 98 min = 5,880 s
- 99 min = 5,940 s
- 100 min = 6,000 s
- 125 min = 7,500 s
- 150 min = 9,000 s
- 175 min = 10,500 s
- 200 min = 12,000 s
- 225 min = 13,500 s
- 250 min = 15,000 s
- 275 min = 16,500 s
- 300 min = 18,000 s
- 325 min = 19,500 s
- 350 min = 21,000 s
- 375 min = 22,500 s
- 400 min = 24,000 s
- 425 min = 25,500 s
- 450 min = 27,000 s
- 475 min = 28,500 s
- 500 min = 30,000 s
- 550 min = 33,000 s
- 600 min = 36,000 s
- 650 min = 39,000 s
- 700 min = 42,000 s
- 750 min = 45,000 s
- 800 min = 48,000 s
- 850 min = 51,000 s
- 900 min = 54,000 s
- 950 min = 57,000 s
- 1,000 min = 60,000 s
- 1,500 min = 90,000 s
- 2,000 min = 120,000 s
- 2,500 min = 150,000 s
- 3,000 min = 180,000 s
- 3,500 min = 210,000 s
- 4,000 min = 240,000 s
- 4,500 min = 270,000 s
- 5,000 min = 300,000 s
- 5,500 min = 330,000 s
- 6,000 min = 360,000 s
- 6,500 min = 390,000 s
- 7,000 min = 420,000 s
- 7,500 min = 450,000 s
- 8,000 min = 480,000 s
- 8,500 min = 510,000 s
- 9,000 min = 540,000 s
- 9,500 min = 570,000 s
- 10,000 min = 600,000 s
The second is the SI base unit of time. Since 1967 it has been defined by the hyperfine transition of the caesium 133 atom rather than by a fraction of the Earth's day. The minute is a unit accepted for use with the SI, with a fixed ratio of 60 seconds. Methodology & sources.
Frequently asked questions
How many seconds in 1.5 minutes?
90 seconds. The decimal part counts in sixtieths, not hundredths: 0.5 min is half of 60 seconds. Writing 1.5 min and reading it as 1 min 50 is a classic slip, and the gap is 40 seconds.
Can a minute hold 61 seconds?
Yes, once in a while. A leap second is added to the last minute of a 30 June or a 31 December to offset the slowing of the Earth's rotation. It changes neither the definition of the minute nor everyday conversions, only what a civil clock shows on that day.
How do I convert a race time into seconds?
Multiply the minutes by 60 and add the seconds. A marathon in 3 h 45 min is 3 × 3,600 + 45 × 60 = 13,500 seconds. The conversion mostly serves pace maths: total seconds divided by distance in kilometres gives the pace per kilometre.
Why does a stopwatch show hundredths?
Because the second is subdivided decimally while the minute is subdivided sexagesimally. A time of 9.58 s reads in hundredths, but 9.58 minutes would be 9 min 35 s. The two notations sit side by side without mixing.
Is the minute of arc related to the minute of time?
They share the same division into sixtieths, and the Earth's rotation links them directly. One degree is 60 arcminutes, written ′, each of 60 arcseconds, written ″. Since the Earth turns 360° in 24 hours, it sweeps 15 arcminutes during one minute of time. One arcminute along a meridian measures one nautical mile, 1,852 metres, which is precisely how that mile was defined.