New York minute

Speech parts

1. New York minute - Noun

2. New York minute - Phrase

Meaning

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

trice jiffy wink flash instant twinkling heartbeat blink of an eye split second twinkle time second immediately quickly rapidly
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Antonyms

aeon eon moon age future epoch
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Hypernyms

second bit moment minute mo

Examples

You can have a lot of fun in a New York minute. But there's some things you can't do inside those city limits. Ain't no closing time, ain't no cover charge. Just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm. Tim McGraw

if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash Source: Internet

We can spot a phony in a New York minute, and Fickell is definitely not that. Source: Internet

The phrase a New York minute is meant to convey a very short time, sometimes in hyperbolic form, as in "perhaps faster than you would believe is possible". Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

New York minute

Close letter words and terms

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