in a New York minute
idiom
US, informal
: in a very short period of time : in an instant
He was down the stairs in a New York minute.
Examples of in a New York minute in a Sentence
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However, unexpected surprises and miscommunications with a friend or a group could make things go south in a New York minute.
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
Dodgers Plaschke: Dodgers poised to defeat Mets in a New York minute after dominant Game 3 win
Oct. 16, 2024
The Dodgers’ two wins: 9-0 in the opener, 8-0 on Wednesday.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The political pendulum can swing slowly or in a New York minute, often depending on what unforeseen thing happens next.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
The kind of effortless, chic, sometimes experimental but also minimalistic cool that Americans are constantly looking for doesn’t break through in a New York minute.
—Brooke Bobb, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Sep. 2023
But the momentum, and the lead vanished in a New York minute when the Yankees scored four times the very next frame to take control and hand the Guardians a 13-4 loss in the opener of a split doubleheader at Progressive Field.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 2 July 2022
On its face, Jeffries would be perfectly suited to address the New York headache in a New York minute.
—Fox News, 23 May 2022
However, El’s world changes in a New York minute.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 May 2022
Mike White has come from obscurity to stardom in a New York minute after leading a win in his first NFL start.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2021
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Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
Dodgers Plaschke: Dodgers poised to defeat Mets in a New York minute after dominant Game 3 win
Oct. 16, 2024
The Dodgers’ two wins: 9-0 in the opener, 8-0 on Wednesday.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The political pendulum can swing slowly or in a New York minute, often depending on what unforeseen thing happens next.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
The kind of effortless, chic, sometimes experimental but also minimalistic cool that Americans are constantly looking for doesn’t break through in a New York minute.
—Brooke Bobb, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Sep. 2023
But the momentum, and the lead vanished in a New York minute when the Yankees scored four times the very next frame to take control and hand the Guardians a 13-4 loss in the opener of a split doubleheader at Progressive Field.
—Joe Noga, cleveland, 2 July 2022
On its face, Jeffries would be perfectly suited to address the New York headache in a New York minute.
—Fox News, 23 May 2022
However, El’s world changes in a New York minute.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 May 2022
Mike White has come from obscurity to stardom in a New York minute after leading a win in his first NFL start.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2021
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