New York minute
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beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink
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Faster Than a 'New York Minute'
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The first known use of New York minute was in 1954
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