Beat
Beat noun - A very small space of time.
Usage example: within a beat he was on the phone complaining about an error in his bill
Trice
Trice noun - A very small space of time.
Usage example: it's just a scrape on the knee—we'll have you fixed up in a trice
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Nearby Word: triced
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Trice and Beat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beat/trice
Beat & Trice. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/beat/trice>.
Trice or Beat. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/beat/trice.
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