JIFF Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

jiff

noun

ˈjif

Definition of jiff

as in minute

a very small space of time give me a jiff while I go to get my coat

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Recent Examples of jiff For instance, this Ninja Nutri Blender Set is equipped with eight powerful settings that can whip up smoothies and frozen margaritas in a jiff. — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023 Built-in Wi-Fi allows for quick sharing between devices, so your amazing shots can be posted to social media platforms in a jiff. — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2023 The steel bracelet can be removed in a jiff, using little buttons on the first link, and swapped out for a black rubber strap with the star pattern. — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023 The Lifestraw personal water filter, which can give you access to clean drinking water in a jiff. — Christine Persaud, USA TODAY, 21 June 2021

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Noun

The layered structure disappeared completely after 50 minutes.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Turn and continue cooking, turning every 2 minutes or so, until pork chops are deeply browned on both sides, 10–12 minutes (an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should register 145°).

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of minute

Noun

The baby was born with a heartbeat but was not breathing, the couple told the Atlantic, and did not survive.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Davis, his wife and kids painted the picture of a family that had deep, meaningful connections to the heartbeat of this burgeoning southern metropolis in NASCAR country that, like so many cities, places its sports stars on a pedestal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartbeat

Noun

Gizelle, who has been stirring the pot and playing producer for everyone on the trip, keeps up her conniving ways by sitting down all the RHOP ladies except for Candiace during their Potomac retrospective moment at the party.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
That’s a margin-for-error lesson, a moment that may continue to burn for a while.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of moment

Noun

The Place-d'Armes metro station, a three-minute walk from the hotel, can also bring you closer to other hot spots around the city in a jiffy, like Mount Royal, Jean Talon Market, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, near the pretty McGill campus.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
Grab a melamine sponge and get rid of stubborn bathtub stains in a jiffy.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 June 2026

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