Synonyms for jiffy
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Trice — A very short, unspecified length of time
trice, instant, flash, moment, twinkling, second, minute, no time, bit, wink, tick, split-second, twinkle, sec informal, half a mo informal, heart beat, twink, mo, spurt, jif, crack slang dated UK, stound dated
2. Bubble envelope — ellipsis of jiffy bag, a padded envelope
bubble envelope, padded envelope, bubble mailer, padded mailer
Definitions
- n. 1
A very short, unspecified length of time.
- n. 2
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.
Related words
- Phrases
- in a jiffy
Forms
- Plural
- jiffies → trices, instants, flashes, moments…
Example sentences
- mo Mozambique is called "Moçambique" in Portuguese.
- instant She stirred the instant coffee and poured in milk.
By length
- 2 letters
- mo1
- 3 letters
- bit1, sec1, jif1
- 4 letters
- tick1, wink1
- 5 letters
- flash1, crack1, twink1, spurt1, trice1
- 6 letters
- second2, moment2, minute2, stound
- 7 letters
- instant2, twinkle2
- 9 letters
- twinkling3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (second2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- instant
- Italiano
- istante
- Deutsch
- Augenblick