New York minute
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Supposedly from the time between a traffic light turning green and the driver behind sounding the horn.
Noun[edit]
New York minute (plural New York minutes)
- (informal) An instant; an extremely short time.
- Synonyms: instant; see also Thesaurus:moment
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1989, Don Henley (lyrics and music), “New York Minute”, in The End of the Innocence:
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In a New York minute, everything can change / In a New York minute, you can get out of the rain
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