as little as

phrase

—used to suggest that a number or quantity is surprisingly small
I could be back in as little as five days.

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Fittingly, the hotel takes great care to disrupt its surroundings as little as possible; a geothermal well services the property’s heating and cooling, and plants that draw mosquito-eating birds are used in place of pesticides. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026 Jeff Taylor, Manager of Product Services at STIHL, says fuel starts to degrade in as little as 30 days. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 31 Oct. 2026 That state's Senate race is also close, with some polls finding Democrat Peggy Flanagan having as little as a 3-point lead over Republican Michele Tafoya. — Kevin Breuninger,anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 When a customer attempts to return a purchase, a courier will pick up the item in as little as 30 minutes and return it to the store, without the shopper needing a box or prepaid label. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as little as

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“As little as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20little%20as. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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