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Jiffy

Within a jiffy, those bad times will pass on.

Is the above ok?
  

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Synonym Is the above ok? It's grammatical, but incongruous. The phrase is "in a jiffy", and it's used for very informal, casual conversation, not for anything serious.

— CalifJim

  • Synonym Is the above ok?
  • It's grammatical, but incongruous.
  • The phrase is "in a jiffy", and it's used for very informal, casual conversation, not for anything serious.
  • You have paired this expression, which is nearly slang, with a serious comment about bad times.
  • The two do not go together.
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SynonymIs the above ok?
It's grammatical, but incongruous.

The phrase is "in a jiffy", and it's used for very informal, casual conversation, not for anything serious.

You have paired this expression, which is nearly slang, with a serious comment about bad times. The two do not go together. You can't use frivolous language like "in a jiffy"
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