New York minute

noun

Definition of New York minutenext
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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for New York minute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for New York minute
  1. minute
  2. second
  3. moment
  4. heartbeat
Noun
  • According to local media reports, employees in Area A, where the laboratory is located, were instructed to shelter in place for approximately 30 minutes.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The ruling warns that the last-minute intervention could disenfranchise eligible voters, disrupt the midterm election and invite political meddling.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of minute
Noun
  • With 13 seconds left and third down at the Braves’ 12, Guess threw the ball up toward the end zone and Brown, his best friend since the age of 6, caught it for a touchdown.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually the inevitability of gravity brings them close enough to suddenly merge, sending out a tremendous blast of matter and energy that can outshine the sun by a factor of many billions, though just for the briefest fraction of a second.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of second
Noun
  • The music as a whole seems to reflect all of this moment-to-moment action at a larger structural level, shifting from one overlapping movement to the next according to the same fractal geometry that governs the beat.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Elle Fanning, currently embracing the gloriously eccentric wardrobe of her Hunger Games character Effie Trinket, has already delivered some spectacular millinery moments on the press tour for Sunrise on the Reaping.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of moment
Noun
  • Your heartbeat will be with my heartbeat every single day of my life.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Savannah also shares a bracelet that has their three children’s heartbeats on it, along with LeBron’s initials on the clasp.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of heartbeat

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“New York minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/New%20York%20minute. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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