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New York minute

noun

Definition of New York minute

  1. :  instant, flash

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Examples of new york minute in a Sentence

  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

1954

new york minute Synonyms

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

NEW YORK MINUTE Defined for English Language Learners

New York minute

noun

Definition of New York minute for English Language Learners

  • : a very short amount of time

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