" new york minutes "

 [ "New York Minute" ]

1: A New York minute is an instant. Or as Johnny Carson once said, it's the interval between a Manhattan traffic light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn.

  * e.g.,  ... I'll have that ready for you in a New York Minute 

 [ "New York Minute" ]

2: It appears to have originated in Texas around 196 It is a reference to the frenzied and hectic pace of New Yorkers' lives. A New Yorker does in an instant what a Texan would take a minute to do.

 [ "new york minute" ]

1: The smallest measurable amount of time in the universe. Approximately equal to the time between a traffic light turning green in New York City and the cab driver behind you honking his horn.

  * e.g.,  ... It was all over in a new york minute. 

 [ "New York Minute" ]

1: An imaginary measurement of time that indicates an extreme quickness. Lending itself to the fast-paced lifestyle associated with New York City.

  * e.g.,  ... When I was in the Bronx I got mugged, shot, raped, and murdered in a New York Minute. In Detroit it would take at least  

 [ "new york minute" ]

1: A very short period of time; within a blink or a heartbeat. Originates from the legendary fast pace of life in New York.

  * e.g.,  ... I can beat that score in a new york minute. 

 [ "new york minute" ]

1:  taken from the general belief that everything in new york moves faster than the rest of the world, hence a new york minute is more like a split second

  * e.g.,  ... i'll get this job done in a new york minute. 

 [ "new york minute" ]

2:  a split second

 [ "new york minute" ]

3:  a quick moment

 [ "New York Minute" ]

1: A split second; a turnaround.

  * e.g.,  ... <i>In a new york minute 

 [ "New York Minute" ]

1: v. Quick, fast and in a hurry.

  * e.g.,  ... I'll be there to get you in a New York Minute. 

 [ "New York minute" ]

1: n. Stupid, retarded Olsen Twins movie about 2 fucktards running loose in NYC.

  * e.g.,  ... I turned that shit off in a New York Minute. 

 [ "New York minute" ]

2: Gigantic waste of film. One of the worst movies of all time.

 [ "New York minute" ]

1: A very brief period of time, presumably considerably less than an Omaha minute.

  * e.g.,  ... I'll be there in a New York minute. 

 [ "New York Minute" ]

1: A very fast minute. You use this saying when you'll be back, or have something done, really quick.

  * e.g.,  ... "I'll have the cookies here in a New York minute!"