Noun: jiffy ji-fee
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- A very short time
"if I had the chance I'd do it in a jiffy";
- blink of an eye [informal], flash, heartbeat, instant, split second, trice, twinkling [informal], wink [informal], New York minute [US, informal], jiff [informal]
Derived forms: jiffies
Type of: bit, minute, mo, moment, second
Encyclopedia: Jiffy