as in minute
a very small space of time
in a New York minute she had signed the contract and was off on her first assignment
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Recent Examples of New York minute
Everything can change in a New York minute!
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Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Mookie Wilson, an expert on how the mundane can morph into magic in a New York minute, suggests OG Anunoby get comfortable with becoming the city’s latest overnight cult hero.
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Will Sammon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
That lasted for a New York minute.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
There may have been no finer New York minute than what occurred late Thursday night.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
It’s been far longer than a New York minute since Brock Purdy quarterbacked the 49ers.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
30 Oct. 2025
The only thing faster than a New York minute is how quickly New York women need to be in and out of the chair and on the go.
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Brianna J. Heath,
Essence,
27 Oct. 2025
Here are three takeaways: A New York minute Tani Oluwaseyi’s opening goal registered at 59 seconds into the match — only eight seconds later than the club record for fastest goal.
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Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
For a hot New York minute, Bella is back on a nostalgia trip and all is right in the world.
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Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
15 July 2024
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Mookie Wilson, an expert on how the mundane can morph into magic in a New York minute, suggests OG Anunoby get comfortable with becoming the city’s latest overnight cult hero.
—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
That lasted for a New York minute.
—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
There may have been no finer New York minute than what occurred late Thursday night.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
It’s been far longer than a New York minute since Brock Purdy quarterbacked the 49ers.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
30 Oct. 2025
The only thing faster than a New York minute is how quickly New York women need to be in and out of the chair and on the go.
—
Brianna J. Heath,
Essence,
27 Oct. 2025
Here are three takeaways: A New York minute Tani Oluwaseyi’s opening goal registered at 59 seconds into the match — only eight seconds later than the club record for fastest goal.
—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
For a hot New York minute, Bella is back on a nostalgia trip and all is right in the world.
—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
15 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for New York minute
Noun
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The vehicle was first detected traveling through Washington Heights, then flagged a second time about 10 minutes later crossing the University Heights Bridge.
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Iran appeared to score in the 26th minute off a free kick, only for the goal to be disallowed after a video review determined scorer Mehdi Taremi was offside.
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Because she had already been assessed a technical foul moments earlier, the shove counted as her second of the night, earning an automatic ejection.
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But when almost anyone can fabricate a visually similar image in seconds from a text prompt using artificial intelligence, how do people decide which image is real?
Noun
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Key moment The Dream controlled the game early.
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Because she had already been assessed a technical foul moments earlier, the shove counted as her second of the night, earning an automatic ejection.
Noun
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Prosecutors said, however, that several medical professionals testified that the infant had a heartbeat when born.
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However, at the couple's three-month appointment, they were told that their baby no longer had a heartbeat.
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“New York minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/New%20York%20minute. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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