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
- A very short, unspecified length of time.
- 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.
- The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
- 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.
- 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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