new york minute

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von new york minute im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An instant; a very short time

An extremely short period of time: "If we could find that would work as well, we'd do it in a New York minute" (Jonathan Golden)

Relevante Übersetzungen

New York minutes

plural form of New York minute

in a New York minute

right away, immediately

Silbentrennung

new York min·ute

Türkische aussprache

nyu yôrk maynyut

Synonyme

instant, minute, mo, moment, sec, second, tick, trice

Aussprache

/ˈnyo͞o ˈyôrk mīˈnyo͞ot/ /ˈnjuː ˈjɔːrk maɪˈnjuːt/

Etymologie

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