Phrase guide

in a jiffy

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Very quickly; without delay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Call her if you have any problems and she'll get it fixed in a jiffy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See jiffy.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: en un tres i no-res — very quickly; without delay
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬上 /马上 (mǎshàng) — very quickly; without delay
  • Czech: za chvilku — very quickly; without delay
  • Czech: cobydup — very quickly; without delay
  • Czech: v cuku letu — very quickly; without delay
  • Finnish: hetkessä — very quickly; without delay
  • Finnish: saman tien — very quickly; without delay
  • French: en un clin d'œil — very quickly; without delay
  • French: en deux temps trois mouvements — very quickly; without delay
  • French: en un rien de temps — very quickly; without delay
  • German: ruck, zuck — very quickly; without delay
  • German: in null Komma nichts — very quickly; without delay
  • Hungarian: egykettőre — very quickly; without delay
  • Hungarian: ripsz-ropsz — very quickly; without delay
  • Hungarian: egy pillanat alatt — very quickly; without delay
  • Hungarian: egy szempillantás alatt — very quickly; without delay
  • Hungarian: azonnal — very quickly; without delay
  • Hungarian: máris — very quickly; without delay
  • Hungarian: nyomban — very quickly; without delay
  • Hungarian: rögtön — very quickly; without delay
  • Italian: in un battito di ciglia — very quickly; without delay
  • Italian: in un attimo — very quickly; without delay
  • Italian: in un battibaleno — very quickly; without delay
  • Norwegian Bokmål: om nokre få straksar — very quickly; without delay
  • Norwegian Bokmål: om to straksar — very quickly; without delay
  • Norwegian Bokmål: om noen få strakser — very quickly; without delay
  • Norwegian Bokmål: om to strakser — very quickly; without delay
  • Polish: raz-dwa — very quickly; without delay
  • Polish: raz-raz — very quickly; without delay
  • Portuguese: num piscar de olhos — very quickly; without delay
  • Russian: сию́ секу́нду (sijú sekúndu) — very quickly; without delay
  • Russian: сию́ мину́ту (sijú minútu) — very quickly; without delay
  • Scottish Gaelic: ann an tionndadh na boise — very quickly; without delay
  • Spanish: en un santiamén — very quickly; without delay
  • Spanish: en un periquete — very quickly; without delay
  • Spanish: en un pispás — very quickly; without delay
  • Swedish: på momangen — very quickly; without delay