noun. a very short amount of time
'jiffy' originally was defined as the time it takes for light to travel one centimeter in a vacuum (about 33 picoseconds).
Jiffy Lube is a chain of over 2000 businesses in North America offering oil change and other automotive services. They advocate fast services - in and out in a jiffy.
"When the runner's shoe came untied in the middle of the race, she tied it in a jiffy."
"I dressed her up in a jiffy."
"Because the experiment failed in a jiffy, there's still time to try a different style, and another one after that."
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