in a New York second

prepositional phrase

fast; quickly.

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in a heartbeat
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. fast; quickly.

    Twenty-five a day for wearing a silly costume, freezing your buns off and getting arm-weary ringing a bell—and I envied the hell out of him. I would have changed places with him in a New York second.

    1991, Les Roberts, A Carol for Cleveland, page 10

    Synonyms: in a heartbeat

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phrasefast; quickly.

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in a heartbeat
Cite this entry
APA

in a New York second. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20New%20York%20second

MLA

“in a New York second.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20New%20York%20second. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in a New York second,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20New%20York%20second.

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