Definition of New York minute

1. Noun. 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"

Exact synonyms: Blink Of An Eye, Flash, Heartbeat, Instant, Jiffy, Split Second, Trice, Twinkling, Wink
Generic synonyms: Bit, Minute, Mo, Moment, Second
Derivative terms: Flash

Definition of New York minute

1. Noun. An instant; a very short time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of New York Minute

New Year's Day
New Year's Eve
New Year's resolution
New Year's resolutions
New Years
New York
New York Bay
New York City
New York State
New York State Barge Canal
New York Stock Exchange
New York aster
New York breakfast
New York fern
New York minute (current term)
New York minutes
New York reload
New York reloads
New York strip
New Yorker
New Yorkers
New Yorkese
New Zealand Dacryberry
New Zealand English
New Zealand Sign Language
New Zealand beech
New Zealand cotton
New Zealand daisybush

Literary usage of New York minute

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inventory of Unpublished Material for American Religious History in by William Henry Allison (1910)
"New York: Minute of a meeting of the trustees of the First Presbyterian Church, Extract from the minutes of the directors of the African School established ..."

2. Guide to the Materials in London Archives for the History of the United by Charles Oscar Paullin, Frederic Logan Paxson (1914)
"Petition of Harvey and Co. to export bar iron to New York; minute export gunpowder to ... Petition of Thomas Mears to export three bells to New York; minute ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly (1877)
"The controlling stop, or pin, acts upon the New York minute-hand, b.ut the other hand is equally kept right. Such a clock will serve to control in its turn ..."

4. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society (1871)
"Extracts from Journal of the Provincial Congress of New York. Minute of 6th June 1775. That these Credentials were given at a full meeting of the Delegates ..."

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