as little as

idiom

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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“As little as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20little%20as. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.

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