New York minute

noun

plural New York minutes

Definition of New York minute

US, informal

: a very brief span of time : instant, flash If he asks if everything is to your liking, he does it in a tone that suggests he'll fix any little thing that's wrong in a New York minute.— John Mariani … no one believes for a New York minute that 16 acres of prime Manhattan real estate will be left undeveloped …— Cathleen McGuigan

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

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New York minute

noun

English Language Learners Definition of New York minute

US, informal : a very short amount of time

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