in/within the space of
idiom
: before the end of (a stated time) : in (a stated time) or less
They finished in/within the space of an hour.
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Chelsea have dropped from second to sixth in the space of six weeks.
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Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
There is a primordial quality to the woods that oscillates between cacophonous forest chatter and eerie silence in the space of a ridge or two.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
Both arrived within the space of a few years, and had a behemoth of a long-running franchise in their sights — in Powers' case, the James Bond series.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
In 2023, two local journalists were killed in the space of a couple of weeks — radio reporter Dumesky Kersaint was fatally shot in mid-April that year, while journalist Ricot Jean was found dead later that month.
—Pierre Luxama, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
There is a primordial quality to the woods that oscillates between cacophonous forest chatter and eerie silence in the space of a ridge or two.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
Both arrived within the space of a few years, and had a behemoth of a long-running franchise in their sights — in Powers' case, the James Bond series.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
In 2023, two local journalists were killed in the space of a couple of weeks — radio reporter Dumesky Kersaint was fatally shot in mid-April that year, while journalist Ricot Jean was found dead later that month.
—Pierre Luxama, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“In/within the space of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Fwithin%20the%20space%20of. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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