within minutes
idiom
: within a very short amount of time
We called an ambulance and it arrived within minutes.
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The employee who answers emails within minutes, regardless of the hour, becomes the go-to person for urgent projects and high-visibility assignments.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
This syndrome is associated with episodes of head tilting to one side that resolve within minutes to days.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 26 May 2025
Fortunately, the swimmers wore life vests as well as dry suits over their clothing, preventing the frigid water from touching their skin and causing hypothermia within minutes.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
But within minutes, the plane encountered a severe hailstorm and suddenly plunged.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
This syndrome is associated with episodes of head tilting to one side that resolve within minutes to days.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 26 May 2025
Fortunately, the swimmers wore life vests as well as dry suits over their clothing, preventing the frigid water from touching their skin and causing hypothermia within minutes.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
But within minutes, the plane encountered a severe hailstorm and suddenly plunged.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for within minutes
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“Within minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20minutes. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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