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Noun Concept
Categories: Interrupts, Operating system technology, Units of time, Articles with short description
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blink of an eye  flash  heartbeat  instant  jiffy
EN
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) WordNet 3.0
English:
time
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EN
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Jiffy can be an informal term for any unspecified short period, as in "I will be back in a jiffy". Wikipedia
One of several different very short periods of time Wikipedia Disambiguation
Measurement of time Wikidata
An instant; an extremely short time. Wiktionary
A very short period of time. Wiktionary
Very short period of time. Wiktionary (translation)
A very short space of time; an instant. Wiktionary
An instant. Wiktionary (translation)
A very short period of time; a moment. Wiktionary
Period of time. Wiktionary (translation)
A very short, unspecified length of time. Wiktionary
Very short, unspecified length of time. Wiktionary (translation)
Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; an instant, a moment. Wiktionary
Very short time. Wiktionary (translation)
A very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes. Wiktionary
A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks. Wiktionary
EN
If I had the chance I'd do it in a flash WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The housework was done in a twinkling. Wiktionary
I’ll be back in a jiffy. Wiktionary
The ambulance arrived in a heartbeat. Wiktionary
She paused for only an instant, which was just enough time for John to change the subject. Wiktionary
IS A
moment
term
DERIVATION
flash
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute
Wikipedia
EN
jiffy (time)
Wikidata
EN
jiffy
Wiktionary
EN
blink of an eye, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, New York minute, trice, twinkling, wink
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
a jiffy, clock tick, CPU tick, Jiffie, jiffies

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