Jiffy
Jiffy is an informal term for any unspecified short period of time, for example- "I'll be back in a jiffy".
A short space of time; a moment.
a very short time: wait a jiffy.
Origin of jiffy
18th-c. slang ; from uncertain or unknown; perhaps
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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Synonyms beat, eye blink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute,moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink
Related Words microsecond; snatch, spurt
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