trice

²trice

noun

Definition of TRICE

: a brief space of time : instant —used chiefly in the phrase in a trice

Examples of TRICE

1. <it's just a scrape on the knee—we'll have you fixed up in a trice>

Origin of TRICE

Middle English trise, literally, pull, from trisen

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to TRICE

Synonyms: beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, instant, twinkle, twinkling, wink

Related Words: microsecond; snatch, spurt

Near Antonyms: aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever; infinity, lifetime

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