jiffy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
    instant; wink; blink of an eye; flash; New York minute; twinkling; heartbeat; split second; trice.
    • if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash

WordNet

Jif"fy noun
Etymology
Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.
Definitions
  1. A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy. Colloq. J. & H. Smith.

Webster 1913