"Minutes and seconds."

Translation: Minute și secunde.

[Lng52-._]

Why isn't "iar" accepted for "and"?

[Luchtmens]

They are not equivalent.

You can only use şi in an enumeration (A, B şi C).

Iar implies a contrast/ difference:

• Eu plec, iar tu rămâi. = I am leaving and you are staying.

• Eu sunt copil, iar tu eşti adult. = I'm a child and you're an adult.

[SamantaA14]

So iar is almost equivalent of 'while'. I am leaving while you are staying.

[Manuela_Groza]

It's more like "but"