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jiffy

noun as in instant

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Freeman and Brailsford maintained the bag contained legal flu medication, and ultimately a parliamentary committee said it was unable to determine what was inside the jiffy bag.

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They cool in a jiffy and are ready to serve almost as fast as you make them.

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In another jiffy, he and his master, sky high, are toasting one another and the success of their venture.

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“Don’t worry. If your lady friend plays nice, you’ll be back here in a jiffy.”

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However, a quantum computer would be able to factor the huge number much faster than an ordinary computer, enabling Eve to unscramble the message in a jiffy, too.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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