within minutes
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: within a very short amount of time
We called an ambulance and it arrived within minutes.
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Advertisement Since then, every new release and restock of the plush dolls has sold out within minutes in stores and within seconds online.
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Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Racing went to São Paulo and took the lead within minutes, scoring brilliant goals with two fabulous finishes in Brazil.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
This process was devised to allow the president to retaliate against a surprise nuclear attack within minutes, but it can also be used to launch a nuclear first strike.
—Anthony Lake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2024
In my case that was a toothbrush and a Caesar salad—delivered quietly and discreetly within minutes.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
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Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Racing went to São Paulo and took the lead within minutes, scoring brilliant goals with two fabulous finishes in Brazil.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
This process was devised to allow the president to retaliate against a surprise nuclear attack within minutes, but it can also be used to launch a nuclear first strike.
—Anthony Lake, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2024
In my case that was a toothbrush and a Caesar salad—delivered quietly and discreetly within minutes.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Within minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20minutes. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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