jiffynoun [ S ]
uk/ˈdʒɪf.i/us/ˈdʒɪf.i/informala very short time:
I'll be with you in a jiffy.
I've just got to fetch some books from upstairs - I won't be a jiffy (= I'll be very quick).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Short in time
- awhile
- be short notice idiom
- bit
- blitz
- brevity
- brief
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- fit
- flutter
- minute 1
- moment
- momentarily
- momentary
- msec
- quick
- sec
- shortish
- twinkling
- wee hours
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