HyperDic: jiffy

English > 1 sense of the word jiffy:
NOUNtimejiffy, blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minutea very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
jiffy > pronunciation
Soundsjhih'fiy
Rhymesapostrophe ... typography: 53 rhymes with fiy...
English > jiffy: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningA very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat).
Synonymsblink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
Broadermoment, mo, minute, second, bitAn indefinitely short time
Spanishinstante, momento, parpadeo, periquete, santiamén, segundo
Catalanflash, instant, pensament, segon, tres i no res

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