💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "New york minute"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| instantnoun | A very short period of time; a moment. |
| jiffynoun | (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. |
| blink of an eyenoun | (idiomatic) A moment (a very short period of time). |
| split secondnoun | Alternative form of split-second. [(chiefly attributive) A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.] |
| flashnoun | (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently. |
| tricenoun | Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment. |
| twinklingnoun | Sparkling intermittently. |
| winknoun | (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.) |
| minutenoun | A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds). |
| just a minutenoun | (idiomatic) A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more. |
| momentnoun | A particular point of time; an instant. |
| minutefulnoun | Enough to last a minute. |
| minutianoun | A minor detail, often of negligible importance. |
| minutagenoun | (advertising) The amount of time, in minutes, during which advertising can be broadcast. |
| minnitnoun | (nonstandard or eye dialect) minute |
| short shortnoun | (film) A very short film, typically of a length less than three minutes. |
| microcenturynoun | (humorous) A unit of time equal to one millionth of a century or approximately one hour (52 minutes and 35.8 seconds). |
| microsequencenoun | A very short sequence (in a film). |
| micronometernoun | Any of various other devices to measure small quantities, distance etc. |
| nanonoun | (countable, science fiction) A nanotechnological device, such as a computer |
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