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in a jiffy
adjective as in fast
Strong matches
adverb as in early
adverb as in immediately
Strong match
Weak matches
- anon
- at short notice
- away
- double-time
- hereupon
- in a flash
- in a New York minute
- in nothing flat
- instantaneously
- instanter
- like now
- now or never
- on the dot
- on the double
- on the spot
- PDQ
- pronto
- right now
- soon afterward
- straight away
- straight off
- summarily
- thereupon
- this instant
- this minute
- tout de suite
- unhesitatingly
- without delay
- without hesitation
adverb as in in a flash
Weak matches
adverb as in readily
Strongest matches
Example Sentences
The Telegraph's Alastair Sooke compared the exhibition to music, remarking that the paintings would "be bangers, enticing you onto the dancefloor in a jiffy".
They cool in a jiffy and are ready to serve almost as fast as you make them.
“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.
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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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