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jiffy

noun as in instant

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Example Sentences

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.

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

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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