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Meanings of jiffy in English

Portuguese
segundo
Catalan
segon
Spanish
instante

A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

      segundo
      Usage of jiffy in English
      1
      And in a jiffy I had cut it loose with my knife.
      Pluck on the Long Trail; Or, Boy Scouts in the Rockies
      2
      Pass the halliards along so that you can hoist in a jiffy.
      Jim Davis
      3
      I bled him behind the ear, and relieved him in a jiffy.
      The Cloister and the Hearth
      4
      Kitty lowered the ladder, and in half a jiffy I was up.
      The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missi...
      5
      I'll get the stuff tomorrow and have it made in a jiffy.
      Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge
      6
      In a jiffy, Conscience is on hand trying to shut the door.
      Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear / Or,...
      7
      A dozen of my nomes can destroy them all in a jiffy.
      Tik-Tok of Oz
      8
      You could marry him in a jiffy if you follow my directions.
      The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
      9
      Scurrying away, McAlpin came back in a jiffy with the driver, Bradley.
      Laramie Holds the Range
      10
      Get your ticket in a jiffy, or all the seats'll be taken.
      Fran
      11
      Jump into Jack's motor: Straker will rattle you here in a jiffy.
      Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy
      12
      Come on, Jim, and we'll go over the house in a jiffy.
      Prudence of the Parsonage
      13
      Why, dere's bears, an' tagers dat'll eat ye up in a jiffy.
      The King's Arrow: A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists
      14
      Tell him to keep still, and we'll get him in a jiffy!
      The Chums of Scranton High / Or, Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight
      15
      You'll let Jane get me something in a jiffy, won't you, now?
      The Banner Boy Scouts; or, The Struggle for Leadership
      16
      We will have the tree down in a jiffy in that clear space.
      In the Wilds of Africa
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