Meanings
plural New York minutes
- informalAn instant; an extremely short time.
In a New York minute, everything can change / In a New York minute, you can get out of the rain
1989, Don Henley, “New York Minute”, in The End of the InnocenceSynonyms: instant, New York second, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instant; an extremely short time.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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New York minute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20York%20minute
“New York minute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20York%20minute. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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