Synonyms of trice

trice

noun

ˈtrīs 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minute
• second
• heartbeat
• moment
• instant
• jiffy
• nanosecond
• split second
• twinkling
• twinkle
• wink
• flash
• jiff
• shake
• beat
• eyeblink
• microsecond
• New York minute
• snatch
• spurt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eternity
• age
• forever
• lifetime
• eon
• infinity

Example Sentences

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. — 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

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One side of the balance-sheet is hard-to-sell loans; the other side is deposits that can be withdrawn in a trice.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