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.
Examples of in/within the space of in a Sentence
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Within the space of a few hours, customers come in from Brazil, Belgium, Canada and France.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
Martin’s death in custody early Saturday in the Main Jail’s fifth-floor east wing follows two in the space of a week at the jail in early May.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
Weiland was fired from STP for the last time in 2013 and replaced by Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, and tragically, both singers died in the space of two years (Weiland by overdose in 2015 and Bennington by suicide in 2017).
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 June 2024
Within the space of a single week in October, Syrian Kurdish dreams have been cruelly dashed.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2019
Together with China and Iran, state media in the three countries have produced nearly 400 articles in English about the campus protests in the space of two weeks, according to NewsGuard, an organization that tracks misinformation online.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 8 May 2024
Owen takes her up on the offer, and within the space of an hour (including commercial breaks), his life is forever changed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
Manufacturing employment fell by 35% in the space of 10 years at the start of this century, having already experienced a significant decline between the 1970s and 2000.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
Instead, the league should start Round One a week later and play all three games (if necessary) in the space of two weekends.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
Martin’s death in custody early Saturday in the Main Jail’s fifth-floor east wing follows two in the space of a week at the jail in early May.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
Weiland was fired from STP for the last time in 2013 and replaced by Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington, and tragically, both singers died in the space of two years (Weiland by overdose in 2015 and Bennington by suicide in 2017).
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 June 2024
Within the space of a single week in October, Syrian Kurdish dreams have been cruelly dashed.
—Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2019
Together with China and Iran, state media in the three countries have produced nearly 400 articles in English about the campus protests in the space of two weeks, according to NewsGuard, an organization that tracks misinformation online.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 8 May 2024
Owen takes her up on the offer, and within the space of an hour (including commercial breaks), his life is forever changed.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
Manufacturing employment fell by 35% in the space of 10 years at the start of this century, having already experienced a significant decline between the 1970s and 2000.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Apr. 2024
Instead, the league should start Round One a week later and play all three games (if necessary) in the space of two weekends.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 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 15 Jun. 2024.
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