trice

in a trice British EnglishBrE old-fashioned very quickly or soon 一刹那，瞬间

He should be here in a trice.

他应该很快就到这儿了。

Examples from the Corpus

in a trice• In a trice the Wolverines and the other four Scout squads were outside with their Sergeants, and scattering in different directions.• In a trice, office machines can set the type and print it out in fine detail.• The information would be downloaded in a trice.• It was gone in a trice, saving him from a terrible thrashing or many long hours standing in disgrace.• The best and longest-lasting tans are acquired slowly - quick tans are usually fast burns and peel off in a trice.

Examples from the Corpus

trice• The information would be downloaded in a trice.• It was gone in a trice, saving him from a terrible thrashing or many long hours standing in disgrace.• The best and longest-lasting tans are acquired slowly - quick tans are usually fast burns and peel off in a trice.• In a trice the Wolverines and the other four Scout squads were outside with their Sergeants, and scattering in different directions.• In a trice, office machines can set the type and print it out in fine detail.

Origin trice

(1400-1500) trice “pull” ((14-15 centuries)), from trice “to pull” ((14-21 centuries)), from Middle Dutch trisen

Chinese

Corpus

BNC: 35396 COCA: 35000

trice

Quickly: quickly, fast, rapid...