New York minute

New York minute

noun

Definition of NEW YORK MINUTE

: instant, flash

Examples of NEW YORK MINUTE

1. <in a New York minute she had signed the contract and was off on her first assignment>

First Known Use of NEW YORK MINUTE

1980

Related to NEW YORK MINUTE

Synonyms: beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, instant, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink

Related Words: microsecond; snatch, spurt

Near Antonyms: aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever; infinity, lifetime

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