New York minute (time)
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For other uses, see New York minute.
A New York minute is a very short period of time, sometimes significantly shorter than sixty seconds, and sometimes a form of hyperbole for "perhaps faster than you would believe is possible". The term refers to the common perception that New York City is very busy, with much happening at all hours of the day, and people often in a hurry and likely to be impatient.
A New York minute may be compared to the idea of Internet time, and contrasted with those of a country mile and Colored People's Time.
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- New York Minute/New York Nanosecond "New York Minute" from New York word researcher Barry Popik.
- World Wide Words Suggests "New York minute" may have originated in Texas
