New York minutes

noun

plural of New York minute
as in minutes
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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  1. minutes
  2. seconds
  3. moments
  4. heartbeats
Noun
  • Inside, Devarana offers a 60-minute traditional Thai oil massage followed by 30 minutes of singing bowl sound healing, combining halotherapy and chakra balancing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • It was even successfully tested at 150 percent of this maximum pressure for 10 minutes.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of minutes
Noun
  • The Flames took a 3-2 lead to the third period, but when Matt Coronato was sent off for delay of game 17 seconds in, the Ducks’ red-hot power play took advantage with Carlsson tying it at 55 seconds.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The remarkably smooth ride up to the top travels 500 feet high in 60 seconds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • An alternative must also reproduce the evidence from the universe’s earliest moments.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • She was heard talking to air traffic control in the final moments before the crash.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of moments
Noun
  • Her team found a 77% higher rate of irregular heartbeats during the six weeks around the 2016 election, compared with a control period.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
  • One promising alternative is to instead harvest energy from the body itself by capturing mechanical energy generated by the contraction of muscles, such as heartbeats, or the movement of fluids.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of heartbeats
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