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Synonyms for trice

17 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

heart beat jiffy jif

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Noun

1. Jiffy

jiffy, instant, flash, twinkling, moment, second, minute, half a mo informal, sec informal, heart beat, split-second, twinkle, wink, tick, twink, crack slang dated UK

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Definitions

n. 1
Now only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.

Related words

Phrases: trice up

Forms

Plural: trices → jiffies, instants, flashes, twinklings…

Example sentences

jiffy Just a moment please. I'll be back in a jiffy.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
trice		steady
jiffy		rising
jif		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: sec¹, jif¹
4 letters: tick¹, wink¹
5 letters: flash¹, crack¹, twink¹, jiffy²
6 letters: second², moment², minute²
7 letters: instant², twinkle²
9 letters: twinkling³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jiffy² = 2 syllables).