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jif·fy  (jf)

n. pl. jif·fies Informal

A short space of time; a moment. See Synonyms at moment.

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jiffy [ˈdʒɪfɪ], jiff [dʒɪf]

n pl jiffies, jiffs

Informal a very short time wait a jiffy

[of unknown origin]

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jiffy - An actual unit of time, .01 seconds.

See also related terms for seconds.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jiffy - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" instant, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash mo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

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jiffy

noun (Informal) moment, second, flash, instant, twinkling, split second, trice, bat of an eye (informal) I'll have this truck fixed in a jiffy.

Translations

jiffy [ˈdʒɪfɪ] N → momento m, segundo m
in a jiffy → en un santiamén, en un momento, en un segundito(LAm)
to do sth in a jiffy → hacer algo en un santiamén or momento
wait a jiffy → espera un momentito, momentito(LAm), ahorita voy(Mex)

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jiffy [ˈdʒɪfi] n
in a jiffy → en un clin d'œil
Jiffy bag® n → enveloppe f matelassée

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jiffy, jiff

n (inf) → Minütchen nt (inf); I won’t be a jiffy → ich komme sofort or gleich; (= back soon) → ich bin sofort or gleich wieder da; wait a jiffy! → Augenblick (mal)! (inf); in a jiffy → sofort, gleich

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jiffy [ˈdʒɪfɪ] n (fam) in a jiffy → in un baleno, in un batter d'occhio
wait a jiffy → aspetta un attimo

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jiffy

n jiffy [ˈdʒifi]

a moment I'll be back in a jiffy. japtrap, ommesientjie, gou-gou, een-twee-drie لَحْظَه، في لَحْظَه миг okamžik i løbet af nul komma fem der Augenblick στιγμή instante, santiamén silmapilk لحظه؛ آن hetki en moins de deux רֶגָע पल časak, tren pillanat waktu sesaat, sebentar augnablik momento, istante 瞬間 잠시 akimirksnis []mirklis sekejap lagi ogenblikje øyeblikk, blunk momencik instante moment миг okamih trenutek tren ögonblick, nafs ชั่วเวลาประเดี๋ยว; ชั่วครู่เดียว an, lâhza 一會兒 мить تھوڑا وقفہ chốc lát 一会儿