jiffies

The word “jiffies” has 2 syllables: jif-fies

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒɪfiz/


What is synonym and antonym for jiffies?

In the thesaurus, “jiffies” has 4 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for jiffies along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for jiffies

  • heartbeats
  • minutes
  • moments
  • seconds

Antonyms for jiffies

  • aeons
  • ages
  • eons
  • eternities
  • lifetimes

Meanings of jiffies

  • noun
    1. A very short, unspecified length of time.
    2. A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
    3. The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
    4. The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre, but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
    5. Short for jiffy bag, a padded envelope.

Example Sentences

  • He finished the task in just a few jiffies.
  • The package arrived in a couple of jiffies.
  • She'll be back in a few jiffies, she just went to grab a drink.
  • The computer processed the data in mere jiffies.
  • He could fix the problem in a matter of jiffies with his skills.

On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jiffies, such as: aeons, ages, eons, eternities, heartbeats, lifetimes, minutes.

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