in a jiff
1jiff — (jĭf) n. Informal A jiffy. * * * …
2jiff — (n.) 1797, short for JIFFY (Cf. jiffy) …
3jiff — n. (also jiffy, pl. ies) colloq. a short time; a moment (in a jiffy; half a jiff). Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn …
4jiff — noun Date: 1797 jiffy …
5jiff — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Informal. A very brief time: crack, flash, instant, minute1, moment, second1, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink. Informal: jiffy. Chiefly British: tick. See BIG, TIME …
6jiff — n. jiffy, very short time, moment, instant, trice (Slang) …
7jiff — See jiffy …
8jiff(y) — 1. Short time. 2. just a jiffy Please wait a moment. 3. in a jiffy Shortly …
9in a jiff(y) — mod. right away; immediately. (See also jiffy.) □ I’ll be there in a jiffy. □ The clerk’ll be with you in a jiff …
10in a jiff — See in a jiffy …
