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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The process begins with a simple eligibility check: clients answer a few basic questions, like their name and date of birth, and receive a detailed report within minutes.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Sirens screamed across Yuba City, and within minutes, paramedics rushed into the room.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
But the fact that Romero suffered a quad injury within minutes of returning to first-team football, having only trained the day before the Chelsea game, raises questions about his rehab work.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Officers responded within minutes and found the vehicle a short time later, at 6:24 a.m.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Sirens screamed across Yuba City, and within minutes, paramedics rushed into the room.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
But the fact that Romero suffered a quad injury within minutes of returning to first-team football, having only trained the day before the Chelsea game, raises questions about his rehab work.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Officers responded within minutes and found the vehicle a short time later, at 6:24 a.m.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Within minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20minutes. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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