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New York minute
noun
a very short period of time US, 1948
A nod to the impatience associated with New Yorkers.- Equates to a nanosecond, or that infinitesimal blink of time in New York after the traffic light turns green and before the ol’ boy behind you honks his horn. — Ken Weaver, Texas Crude, p. 116, 1984
- You tell me yes, I’ll go call him at his house right now, get you set up in a New York minute. — Richard Price, Clockers, p. 524, 1992
- He hesitated for a New York minute, staring at a spot between Leddy’s eyes. — Robert Campbell, Boneyards, p. 54, 1992
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