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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The ouster of the Gabonese president, who is currently believed to be under house arrest, marked the seventh coup in the region in the space of three years — including putsches in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
The minister said nine fires were set in the space of four hours Thursday morning in the Avlona area in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha on the northwestern fringes of Athens that is one of the capital's last green areas.
—Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
The minister said nine fires had been set in the space of four hours Thursday morning in the area of Avlona, in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha.
—Time, 24 Aug. 2023
The minister said nine fires had been set in the space of four hours Thursday in the area of Avlona, in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha near the Greek capital.
—Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
Spain’s first victory in the Women’s World Cup and England’s run to the final were not only formidable achievements for teams that have transformed into perennial title contenders in the space of just a few years.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
During a Newsmax interview Wednesday night, Trump added such a qualifier no fewer than six times in the space of 30 seconds.
—Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
Connor is meticulously re-creating 23 different squares of sidewalk from downtown L.A., generating an imagined map of downtown that fits within the space of her Glendale studio.
—Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
Alpert’s music career ultimately caught fire in 1965; in the space of three years, the trumpeter racked up six No. 1 albums and two more top-five LPs.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 16 Aug. 2023
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
The minister said nine fires were set in the space of four hours Thursday morning in the Avlona area in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha on the northwestern fringes of Athens that is one of the capital's last green areas.
—Elena Becatoros, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
The minister said nine fires had been set in the space of four hours Thursday morning in the area of Avlona, in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha.
—Time, 24 Aug. 2023
The minister said nine fires had been set in the space of four hours Thursday in the area of Avlona, in the northern foothills of Mount Parnitha near the Greek capital.
—Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
Spain’s first victory in the Women’s World Cup and England’s run to the final were not only formidable achievements for teams that have transformed into perennial title contenders in the space of just a few years.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
During a Newsmax interview Wednesday night, Trump added such a qualifier no fewer than six times in the space of 30 seconds.
—Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
Connor is meticulously re-creating 23 different squares of sidewalk from downtown L.A., generating an imagined map of downtown that fits within the space of her Glendale studio.
—Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
Alpert’s music career ultimately caught fire in 1965; in the space of three years, the trumpeter racked up six No. 1 albums and two more top-five LPs.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 16 Aug. 2023
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