jiffy

IPA: dʒˈɪfi

(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time.
(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.
(electronics) The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
(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.
(UK) Short for jiffy bag, a padded envelope.
Alternative form of Jiffy bag. [(UK) Synonym of padded envelope.]

Examples of "jiffy" in Sentences

Grandpa's slow tones and the "jiffy" was very funny.
Does your recipe have jiffy corn bread mix in it? vegas710
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1 / 100th of a second.
He assured me he'd be back in a "jiffy" and turned to head back into the garage.
I'll find her in a jiffy, which is very quick time, indeed, "he told the children.
And then, all seriousness and practicality, she went on: But we'll have that righted in a jiffy.
If you want to, a quick light pull will jiffy her up and back and make a pretty mess all over your nice floor.
As well as one of the few remaining human beings capable of using the word "jiffy" without corniness or ironic intent.
Many hands make light work, and in what Bobolink called a "jiffy" there came plenty of wood of all kinds, from dead branches to small-sized logs.
Pulling out into traffic with confidence that what you've got behind the throttle will get with the flow in a jiffy is a HUGE plus side to the Burgman as compared to the smaller scoots.