in a trice
idiom
chiefly British
: in a small amount of time : quickly
She should be here in a trice.
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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
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
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Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 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
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“In a trice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20trice. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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