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jiffy in German

jiffy in German is Moment, Augenblick — jiffy means a very short, unspecified length of time.

jiffy in German

Moment
noun
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
Augenblick
noun
(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]

What does "jiffy" mean?

  1. noun A very short, unspecified length of time.
  2. noun 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. noun The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
  4. noun The time taken for light to travel a specified distance in a vacuum, usually one centimetre (approximately 33.3564 picoseconds), but sometimes one foot or the width of a nucleon.
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What is "jiffy" in German?

"jiffy" in German is Moment, Augenblick. jiffy means: A very short, unspecified length of time.

Are there other ways to say "jiffy" in German?

Yes — German has 2 translations listed for "jiffy": Moment, Augenblick.

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