New York Minute (Noun)
Meaning
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- It took a New York minute for the new iPhone model to sell out.
- He was in and out of the store in a New York minute, grabbing just what he needed.
- The latest fashion trend was only in style for a New York minute before it was already being mocked.
- The fire department responded in a New York minute to put out the blaze.
- The billionaire made a fortune in what seemed like a New York minute on the stock market.