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Synonyms of jiff

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Another word for jiff is instant. Other synonyms of jiff are mo, sec, tick, bat of an eye and bit.

Synonyms and similar words for jiff

nounA jiffy; a moment; a short time.

  • instantA very short period of time; a moment.
  • mo
  • secSecond, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
  • tickA short period of time, particularly a second.
  • bat of an eyeSynonym of blink of an eye.
  • bitSpecifically, a small amount of time.
  • blink of an eyeA moment (a very short period of time).
  • eyeblinkA moment (a very short period of time).
  • flashA very short amount of time.
  • half a moA brief time; a jiffy.
  • jiffyA very short, unspecified length of time.
  • minuteA short but unspecified time period.
  • moment
  • New York minuteAn instant; an extremely short time.
  • New York secondSynonym of New York minute (“short instant of time”).
  • no timeA very short period of time.
  • secondA short, indeterminate amount of time.
  • span
  • split-secondA fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
  • spurtA moment, a short period of time.
  • triceNow only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
  • twinkA very short moment of time.
  • twinkleA brief moment; a twinkling.
  • twinklingA very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
  • whileAn uncertain short moment.
  • crack British, datedA brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
  • glimpse rareA brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
  • jot obsoleteAn instant, a moment.
  • stound archaic, dialectalA brief span of time, moment, instant.

verbTo deceive, swindle, trick.

Meaning of jiff

  1. noun A jiffy; a moment; a short time.
  2. verb To deceive, swindle, trick.

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Questions about synonyms of jiff

What is another word for jiff?
Jiff has 44 synonyms on Word.ws, such as instant, mo, sec, tick, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye and eyeblink.
What does jiff mean?
Jiff means a jiffy; a moment; a short time.

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