jiffy

3 definitions • 3 examples

a very short time:

I'll be with you in a jiffy.

I've just got to fetch some books from upstairs - I won't be a jiffy (= I'll be very quick).

a very short time:

I’m on the phone, but I’ll be with you in a jiffy.

a brand name for a thick envelope that protects things that are easily damaged when they are sent in the mail