Rosie minute


a unit used when measuring time, deceivingly longer than an actual minute. used to trick people into believing something will end shortly (ie. a minute) in order to get you to complete a task, yet often takes 2-3 times longer.
bruce: i was ploughing away for ages so i asked her if she was about to come, and she said ‘in a minute.’
sean: how much longer did it take?
bruce: about two more taylor swift songs.
sean: more like a rosie minute then.

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