as in minute
a very small space of time
I'll be there in a jiffy
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Recent Examples of jiffy
Here, a range of cozy options that ship out in a jiffy via Prime delivery, with the option to tack on a duvet cover separately.
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Alternatively, Keurig’s rinse pods will do the trick in a jiffy.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
Verdict: Small, Fast, and Effective With its deep analysis in the cloud, Webroot’s local presence is tiny, and its scans finish in a jiffy.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
Instead, open jars in a jiffy with an inexpensive find from OXO.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Alternatively, Keurig’s rinse pods will do the trick in a jiffy.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
Verdict: Small, Fast, and Effective With its deep analysis in the cloud, Webroot’s local presence is tiny, and its scans finish in a jiffy.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
Instead, open jars in a jiffy with an inexpensive find from OXO.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiffy
Noun
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Epic Universe is located about 15 minutes away from Universal Orlando's existing parks.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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The visitors had never looked like getting back into the game after going 2-0 behind inside 18 minutes but, still, there’s always that doubt over how one goal could change everything.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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As a result, the gold exists for only a fleeting fraction of a second.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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The Alameda Wine Competition has four parts: one that judges wines made strictly from Alameda County fruit, a second that welcomes blends from all over California, a third that focuses on exclusively sauvignon blanc and a fourth that does the same for zinfandel.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Noun
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If your heart is more adaptable, there will be more variance in the milliseconds between heartbeats.—
Allison Tsai,
Verywell Health,
5 May 2025
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And now Orjan’s son, Patrick Berg, is the heartbeat of this Bodo/Glimt side, the most successful in history, winners of four of the last five Norwegian Eliteserien titles.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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While the Heat, seeking a reset of their own after trading Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors, are left to contemplate all of the what-ifs of Monday night’s lottery moment.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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Once that threshold is crossed, medical professionals will face an existential moment.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Jiffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiffy. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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