NEW YORK MINUTE
Dictionary entry overview: What does New York minute mean? • NEW YORK MINUTE (noun)
The noun NEW YORK MINUTE has 1 sense:
1. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
Familiarity information: NEW YORK MINUTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NEW YORK MINUTE (noun)
Meaning:
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
blink of an eye; twinkling; trice; split second; New York minute; jiffy; instant; wink; heartbeat; flash
Context example:
if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
Hypernyms ("New York minute" is a kind of...):
bit; minute; moment; second (an indefinitely short time)
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