New-york-minute
noun, Informal.
1.
a very short time.
noun
1.
(mainly US & Canadian, informal) a very short period of time; instant
noun phrase
A very short time; a JIFFY:In the computer world, nouns like modem and fax become verbs in a nanosecond, almost as short as a New York minute/ I would sign a woman in a New York minute (1990s+)
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