Send a message in a specific channel?

import { Client, Events, GatewayIntentBits, Partials  } from "discord.js"
...
const channel = client.channels.cache.get("1274810907113029664");
const timePassed = 0

setInterval(() => {
    channel.send(`${timePassed} minutes has passed`);
    timePassed++
}, 1 * 60 * 1000);

channel.send(`${timePassed} minutes has passed`);
        ^

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'send')
    at file:///C:/Users/zxc/Documents/Coding%20Projects/admiral%20hipper/main.js:44:9
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:222:25)
    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:316:24)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:123:5)