Definitions from Wiktionary (Jiffy)
▸ noun: (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.
▸ noun: (computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
▸ noun: (electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
▸ noun: (physics) The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds), but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
▸ noun: (UK) Short for jiffy bag, a padded envelope.
▸ noun: Alternative form of Jiffy bag. [(UK) Synonym of padded envelope.]
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▸ noun: (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.
▸ noun: (computing) A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
▸ noun: (electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
▸ noun: (physics) The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds), but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
▸ noun: (UK) Short for jiffy bag, a padded envelope.
▸ noun: Alternative form of Jiffy bag. [(UK) Synonym of padded envelope.]
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New York minute,
instant,
blink of an eye,
twinkling,
flash,
trice,
wink,
split second,
jiff,
jigtime,
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