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jiffy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink |
| Type of | bit, minute, mo, moment, second |
Examples of jiffy
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As jiffy Jowzwan kept telling us it's all about experience at the highest level.
From the guardian.co.uk
That, plus cost-cutting of union benefits, would solve USPS problems in a jiffy.
From the economist.com
When you need to fix dinner in a jiffy, salmon is ideal because it cooks quickly.
From the kentucky.com
In computing, a jiffy is the duration of one tick of the system timerinterrupt.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Conditions were cold but perfect, and he and Stoup reached the Pole in a jiffy.
From the independent.co.uk
If they actually addressed issues, then sure, I'd put the link back in a jiffy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She scoops out some samples, shakes her tester, and in a jiffy we have the answer.
From the economist.com
In computing, the jiffy is the duration of one tick of the system timer interrupt.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Rocky Road Bark, for instance, can be prepared in a jiffy for gifts or entertaining.
From the chron.com
- Blink of an eye: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
- Jiffy is a brand of baking mixes marketed by the Chelsea Milling Company in Chelsea, Michigan, that has been producing mixes since 1930. They are known for the products being packaged in a small, blue box.
- Jiffy is a Thai chain of convenience stores. There are a total of 146 Jiffy convenience stores, mostly in filling stations. The owner of the stores plans to open more stores in the future.
- Sealed Air Corporation is a company that makes a variety of packaging materials, systems and equipment. Its brands include Bubble Wrap, Cryovac, Instapak, Shanklin. They have recently moved headquarters to Elmwood Park, New Jersey.
- A very short, unspecified length of time; A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer; historically, and by convention, 0. ...
- (Jiffies) An incrementing counter representing system "uptime" in ticks - or the number of timer interrupts since boot. Ultimately the entire original concept of a jiffy will likely vanish as systems use timer events only when necessary and become "jiffyless".
- A jiffy is 1/60 of a second. Jiffies are to seconds as seconds are to minutes.
