Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal)A jiffy; a moment; a short time.

    мигmig, мгнове́ниеmgnovénije

Examples

1 sentences

  1. I'll be out in a jiff.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
a moment; a short time:

Origin

Clipping of jiffy.

Clipping of jiffy.

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Forms

plural: jiffs
Singularjiff
Pluraljiffs

regular

Synonyms

30 synonyms
instantA2tickB1bitA2crackB2flashB2glimpseB1minuteA1momentA1secondA2spanB2twinkleB2whileB1mosec

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jibjibejiffyjigjiggle

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