Trice (Noun)
Meaning
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- In a trice, the room was filled with an eerie silence after the sudden power outage.
- She changed into her party dress in a trice and rushed out the door.
- The fire spread through the old warehouse in a trice, engulfing everything in its path.
- If I had the chance I'd complete the puzzle in a trice, no matter how complex it was.
- The magician waved his wand and, in a trice, the rabbit disappeared into thin air.