jiffy (Meaning)

Wordnet

jiffy (n)

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

Webster

jiffy (n.)

A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.

FAQs About the word jiffy

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.

second,minute, moment, heartbeat, split second, jiff, nanosecond,instant, twinkling, wink

eon, forever, lifetime, eternity, eternity, age, eon, lifetime, age,forever

The task was completed in a jiffy, much faster than I had anticipated.

The magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat in a jiffy, leaving the audience astounded.

The batter hit the ball in a jiffy, sending it soaring over the fence for a home run.

The news spread like wildfire, reaching every corner of the globe in a jiffy.