trice

Meaning

Noun

Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To pull, to pull out or away, to pull sharply.
2. (transitive) To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to haul or hoist and tie up by means of a rope.

Synonyms

instant

moment

twinkling

jiffy

trice up

jiff

wink

😉

New York minute

minute

heartbeat

💓

blink of an eye

second

2nd

flash

split second

draw off

draw up

elevate

gather up

hang

heave

hike

hoist

lift

lift up

stop

🛑

pick up

pull up

raise

run up

sling

stand up

suspend

take out

time

⌚

transitory

up

🆙

upheave

whit

bump up

period

add to

advance

bit

boost up

bring up

cast

convey

cut

dig out

doff

Translations

optrekken

instante

moment

momento

slepen

çabucak

ophalen

istante

instant

στιγμή

oogwenk

instante

lampo

baleno

im Nu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹaɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trīce

In summary

From Middle English trīce, trise, in the phrase at a trīce (“with a single, quick motion; at once”, literally “with a pull or jerk”), later also in the phrases in a trice, on a trice, and with a trice. The word is ultimately from Middle English trīcen: see etymology 1 above.