as in minute
a very small space of time
it's just a scrape on the knee—we'll have you fixed up in a trice
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Recent Examples of trice
Braking in corners, over elevation changes, or when crossing irregularities has little effect on your direction of travel, and your rate of travel can be halved or eliminated in a trice.
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Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10.
—James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023
At least a hundred people died in that one, including 15 who were standing on bridges marveling at the rush of waters when, in a trice, the waters tore away the bridges.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
The precarious bridges, as conventional wisdom goes, could be cut down in a trice, leaving enemies stymied.
—Selena Takigawa Hoy, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2021
In a trice, the amicability recedes to approximately the level of the battle of Verdun.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 8 Oct. 2019
One side of the balance-sheet is hard-to-sell loans; the other side is deposits that can be withdrawn in a trice.
—The Economist, 11 July 2019
The problem is fixed in a trice, and the show goes on without a hitch.
—David Kirby, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
The process takes a whole morning and a good part of the afternoon, but the breads themselves disappear in a trice, said Buffington.
—Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 7 Mar. 2018
Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10.
—James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023
At least a hundred people died in that one, including 15 who were standing on bridges marveling at the rush of waters when, in a trice, the waters tore away the bridges.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
The precarious bridges, as conventional wisdom goes, could be cut down in a trice, leaving enemies stymied.
—Selena Takigawa Hoy, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2021
In a trice, the amicability recedes to approximately the level of the battle of Verdun.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 8 Oct. 2019
One side of the balance-sheet is hard-to-sell loans; the other side is deposits that can be withdrawn in a trice.
—The Economist, 11 July 2019
The problem is fixed in a trice, and the show goes on without a hitch.
—David Kirby, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
The process takes a whole morning and a good part of the afternoon, but the breads themselves disappear in a trice, said Buffington.
—Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 7 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trice
Noun
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Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Marina Mall are just a 10-minute cab ride away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Sorry, this episode is an hour and forty-five minutes long?—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
Noun
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For more than four minutes Darnold drove downfield, connecting on three of four passes, baffling the pass rushers, bleeding the clock, and by the time the Seahawks finally gave the ball back, the Rams had only 25 seconds to live.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Left-hander Sam Moll got Matt Olson to ground out with the bases loaded for his first save, the second of his career.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Rather than relying solely on external commands, the system monitors the insect’s heartbeat, neural activity, and body motion to determine its internal state and decide whether stimulation should be applied.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Doctors and nurses with Doppler machines and ultrasounds kept showing up, forcing them to hear the heartbeat and see the movement of a tiny body.—
Kavitha Surana,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The three Jeffs, likely during a moment of desperation, made an agreement to split the winnings and invited Davis to join them.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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People overhear the worst possible information at the worst possible moment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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“Trice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trice. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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