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in a while

in a while is the alternative form of in a jiffy.

Meaning of in a jiffy

Prepositional phrase

  1. Very quickly; without delay.
    • Call her if you have any problems and she'll get it fixed in a jiffy.

Questions about in a while

What is in a while the alternative form of?
In a while is the alternative form of in a jiffy.

Words near in a while in the dictionary

  1. in a trench coat
  2. in a vacuum
  3. in a walk
  4. in a way
  5. in a way of speaking
  6. in a while
  7. in a while, crocodile
  8. in a word
  9. in a world of one's own
  10. in abatement
  11. in abeyance

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in a while (page history and authors); in a jiffy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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