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The interval between a Manhattan traffic light turning green and the cab behind you honking. Approximately 0.8 standard seconds.
An indeterminate, yet very short, period of time. Often used when promising quick action that might take longer.
A scientifically vague term for "a really, really long time." Origins likely involve long-eared stubbornness.
Extremely fast. Lambs' tails apparently possess remarkable oscillation speeds.
A temporal marker indicating the precise moment of "never gonna happen."
Highly variable. Can range from 1 second (actual moment) to 45 minutes (when waiting for someone "just getting ready").
Approximately 3.156 seconds. Famously close to Pi seconds. Useful for lectures that feel much longer.
Faster than a jiffy, slower than a New York Minute's honk. Highly subjective and prone to exaggeration.
Precisely two weeks. Sounds much more sophisticated and medieval than "14 days".
The starting point for computer time (often Jan 1, 1970). Also used for geological ages that make human history seem like a Jiffy.
Roughly 1/7th of a human year, but the conversion factor varies wildly with age and breed. Primarily used to make humans feel young.
A unit of work theoretically equal to one person working for one hour. In practice, often subject to severe underestimation.
The smallest theoretically meaningful unit of time (~5.39 × 10⁻⁴⁴ seconds). Makes a Jiffy look like Donkey's Years.
A timescale dealing in millions and billions of years, making Donkey's Years seem like a Blink of an Eye.