jiffy

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC

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

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Science Magazine

You can program it to toggle to a different audio source by tapping and holding this button, in case you need to route audio to your headset in a jiffy.

From The Verge