Pass

Strictly speaking, I suppose it should be "Ten minutes haven't passed yet", but I'm fairly relaxed about using "hasn't" in everyday English.

That quibble aside, it's a valid sentence -- but more information about the context is necessary to tell if it's "correct" in the situation you are intending to use it.

It's actually quite common to use the singular verb with a block of time (as it is with a sum of money or a distance).

Ten minutes isn't a long time. Three miles is too far to walk in this heat. One hundred dollars was a fair bargain.

It's hard to say if it's right in your situation.

Thanks, I made a mistake.
I meant if "10 minutes haven't passed yet" is correct.
Thanks

Maybe some examples would be useful. Barb, MrWordy, would you be able to think of a couple of examples where you might be more likely to use the singular or the plural?

I am thinking of a kid who has to wait for ten minutes before he can go to the bathroom, and wants to go anyway and the teacher says "No, be patient. Ten minutes hasn't/haven't passed yet".
I have always been undecid

My thinking was along those lines.

A: How much longer till we're there?
B: About ten minutes
<<four minutes later>>
A: Why aren't we theeeerrrreeee yeeeetttt? (whine)
B: Be patient! Ten minutes hasn't passed yet. Not even close. We'll be there soon.

Ah, I see. Yeah, in your example there doesn't seem to be any reason to use the plural... so the singular should be ok. So I guess in mine the singular is expected as well. Anyway, thanks.

KooyeenMaybe some examples would be useful. Barb, MrWordy, would you be able to think of a couple of examples where you might be more likely to use the singular or the plural?

In everyday English I would use "hasn't". In writing, if I was trying to be "correct" I might use "haven't" -- but looking at it again this is possibly being a bit pedantic; I think