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
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.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 15 July 2024
The Yankees put six runs on the Kauffman Stadium scoreboard in a proverbial New York minute en route to an 11-5 victory in the third game of a four-game series.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2024
Nobody is suggesting, for a New York minute, that Mets fans of this generation love Pete Alonso the way Mets fans once loved the great Tom Seaver.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2024
But the momentum, and the lead vanished in a New York minute when the Yankees scored four times the very next frame to take control and hand the Guardians a 13-4 loss in the opener of a split doubleheader at Progressive Field.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 2 July 2022
On its face, Jeffries would be perfectly suited to address the New York headache in a New York minute.
—Fox News, 23 May 2022
However, El’s world changes in a New York minute.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 May 2022
Mike White has come from obscurity to stardom in a New York minute after leading a win in his first NFL start.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2021
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
The Yankees put six runs on the Kauffman Stadium scoreboard in a proverbial New York minute en route to an 11-5 victory in the third game of a four-game series.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2024
Nobody is suggesting, for a New York minute, that Mets fans of this generation love Pete Alonso the way Mets fans once loved the great Tom Seaver.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2024
But the momentum, and the lead vanished in a New York minute when the Yankees scored four times the very next frame to take control and hand the Guardians a 13-4 loss in the opener of a split doubleheader at Progressive Field.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 2 July 2022
On its face, Jeffries would be perfectly suited to address the New York headache in a New York minute.
—Fox News, 23 May 2022
However, El’s world changes in a New York minute.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 May 2022
Mike White has come from obscurity to stardom in a New York minute after leading a win in his first NFL start.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for New York minute
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Sarandos touted how the streamer has filmed in over 200 cities across Spain, helped support more than 20,000 jobs, The Tres Cantos campus, located about 30 minutes by car north of Madrid, is Netflix’s biggest studio complex in Europe, with 10 soundstages.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Despite 80 minutes of hockey down, the Panthers had two forwards, center Jesper Boqvist and Jonah Gadjovich, under 10 minutes of ice time for the game.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
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Gonzalez said his home run Friday, his second of the season, included a hunting trip.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Free charts are often delayed by several seconds or more.—
David Materazzi,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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And in the previous season, under Gary O’Neil, Ait-Nouri’s minutes were spread around even more positions as the former Wolves head coach operated a hybrid system, combining a 3-4-3 system similar to Pereira’s with elements of a 4-4-2 at different moments.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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When the man is hauled to Dachau, Charlotte considers this a stroke of luck—a moment that most reveals the ghastly darkness of Charlotte’s heart, but not the last.—
Diana Arterian
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Another system uses the vehicle’s connectivity to assist drivers anticipate road hazards, and still one more monitors whether a driver is actually paying attention to the road and even monitors the driver’s heartbeat to detect his or her stress level.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“New York minute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/New%20York%20minute. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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