singular or plural

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Is ten minutes singular or plural?

For example,

I will tell everyone when his or her ten minutes are up or is up.
 
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It can be either.

If you regard "ten minutes" as a segment of time, it will be "is".

If you regard "ten minutes" as the ten discrete minutes, it will be "are".
 
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I will tell everyone when his or her ten minutes are up.

When one minute is up, I will tell you. :lol:
 
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