New York minute
WordNet

noun


(1)   A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
"If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
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Etymology


New York and minute; supposedly from the time between a traffic light turning green and the driver behind you sounding his or her horn

Noun


  1. An instant; a very short time.

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