A very brief time

• tick

  1. A cloth case for a mattress or pillow.
  2. A light, sharp, clicking sound made repeatedly by a machine, such as a clock.
  3. (Brit., Informal) Moment; instant

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  1. A cloth case for a mattress or pillow.
  2. A light, sharp, clicking sound made repeatedly by a machine, such as a clock.
  3. (Brit., Informal) Moment; instant

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• jiffy

  1. (Electronics) The time between alternating current power cycles (1/60 or 1/50 of a second)

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  1. (Electronics) The time between alternating current power cycles (1/60 or 1/50 of a second)

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• jiff

  1. A jiffy.
  2. (Informal) A jiffy; a moment; a short time.

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  1. A jiffy.
  2. (Informal) A jiffy; a moment; a short time.

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• wink

  1. A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
  2. (Informal) A brief period of sleep.
  3. The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.

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  1. A signal or hint conveyed by winking.
  2. (Informal) A brief period of sleep.
  3. The very brief time required for a wink; an instant.

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• twinkling

  1. The act of blinking.
  2. The action of a thing that twinkles
  3. The very brief time it takes to wink; instant

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  1. The act of blinking.
  2. The action of a thing that twinkles
  3. The very brief time it takes to wink; instant

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• twinkle

  1. A brief interval; a twinkling.
  2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes.
  3. The very brief time it takes to wink; twinkling

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  1. A brief interval; a twinkling.
  2. A sparkle of delight in the eyes.
  3. The very brief time it takes to wink; twinkling

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• second

  1. The second forward gear of a transmission: it provides more speed but less torque than first
  2. (Informal) A second serving of food.
  3. (Baseball, short for) second base

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  1. The second forward gear of a transmission: it provides more speed but less torque than first
  2. (Informal) A second serving of food.
  3. (Baseball, short for) second base

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• moment

  1. An occasion affording an opportunity:
  2. (Statistics) The expected value of a positive integer power of a random variable. The first moment of a random variable is the mean of its probability distribution.
  3. A definite point in time or in a series of events

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  1. An occasion affording an opportunity:
  2. (Statistics) The expected value of a positive integer power of a random variable. The first moment of a random variable is the mean of its probability distribution.
  3. A definite point in time or in a series of events

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• minute

  1. ¹₆₀ of an hour; sixty seconds
  2. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds.
  3. A specific point in time:

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  1. ¹₆₀ of an hour; sixty seconds
  2. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds.
  3. A specific point in time:

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• instant

  1. The current month:
  2. A particular moment
  3. A point or very short space of time; moment

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  1. The current month:
  2. A particular moment
  3. A point or very short space of time; moment

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• flash

  1. A split second; an instant:
  2. A sudden, brief display of thought, understanding, feeling, etc.
  3. A brief time; moment

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  1. A split second; an instant:
  2. A sudden, brief display of thought, understanding, feeling, etc.
  3. A brief time; moment

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• crack

  1. A partial split or break; a fissure.
  2. (Slang) Hard, pebblelike pieces of highly purified cocaine prepared for smoking: a highly potent and addictive form of cocaine
  3. A moment; an instant:

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  1. A partial split or break; a fissure.
  2. (Slang) Hard, pebblelike pieces of highly purified cocaine prepared for smoking: a highly potent and addictive form of cocaine
  3. A moment; an instant:

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