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in a New York second

in a New York second prepositional phrase: fast; quickly.

Prepositional phrase

  1. fast; quickly.
    • Twenty-five a day for wearing a silly costume, freezing your buns off and getting arm-weary ringing a bell—and I envied the hell out of him. I would have changed places with him in a New York second.1991, Les Roberts, A Carol for Cleveland, page 10
    Synonyms:
    in a heartbeat

Synonyms of in a New York second

Questions about in a New York second

What does in a New York second mean?
In a New York second means fast; quickly.
What part of speech is in a New York second?
In a New York second is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a New York second in the dictionary

  1. in a manner of speaking
  2. in a measure
  3. in a mess
  4. in a minor key
  5. in a minute
  6. in a New York second
  7. in a nutshell
  8. in a one-er
  9. in a oner
  10. in a pickle
  11. in a pig's arse

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