HyperDic: new_york_minute

English > 1 sense of the expression *New York minute*:
NOUN	time	New York minute, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink	a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

English > *New York minute*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning	A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat).
Synonyms	blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
Broader	moment, mo, minute, second, bit	An indefinitely short time
Spanish	instante, momento, parpadeo, periquete, santiamén, segundo
Catalan	flash, instant, pensament, segon, tres i no res