jiffy

• Un intervalle de temps très court, souvent utilisé de manière informelle pour désigner la durée d'un clin d'œil ou d'un battement de cœur.

A very short period of time, often used informally to refer to the duration of a blink or a heartbeat.

1. Very short timeA2informal

   An extremely brief period of time, often used informally to mean 'a moment' or 'instantly'.

   Instant, très court laps de temps

   • I'll be back in a jiffy.
   • Wait just a jiffy while I grab my keys.
   • The repair was done in a jiffy.

   Synonymesflashinstantmomentsecondsplit secondtricetwinkling