jiffy
/ˈdʒɪfi
/noun [in singular] informal
A very short time; a moment: we’ll be back in a jiffy...
- This is the sort of movie that will either keep you enthralled at each moment or send you to sleep in a jiffy.
- After all, it's the very industry that gave us the concept of ‘quick and dirty’ - you know, solutions conjured up in a jiffy to meet the pressing needs of customers.
- On display was the Honda fireblade, a 929 cc, four - cylinder bike that can propel the rider to a top speed of 280 km per hour in a jiffy.
Synonyms
very soon, soon, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, shortly, directly, any second, any minute, any minute now, in a short time, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, in no time, in no time at all, in less than no time, before you know it, before long;
North American momentarily
informal in a sec, in a nanosecond, in a jif, in two shakes, in two shakes of a lamb's tail, before you can say Jack Robinson, in the blink of an eye, in a blink, in the wink of an eye, in a wink, before you can say knife
British informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo
North American informal in a snap, in jig time
archaic anon
Origin
Late 18th century: of unknown origin.
Rhymes
- half-brother
- half-butt
- half-caf
- half-caste
- half-century
- half-cock
- half-cocked
- half-completed
- out of pocket
- out of practice
- out of print
- out of proportion
- out-of-province
- out-of-round
- out-of-roundness
- out of season
- out-of-series
- out of service
- out of sight
- out of sight, out of mind
- out of sorts
- out of square
- out-of-state
- out-of-stater
- out of temper