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

Recent Examples on the Web This properly rewards teams who sweep their series by freeing them from playing a third game in the space of eight days, and also frees up an extra week of regular season play. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Heading into its third summer, the District’s Home Rule music festival continues to celebrate the past, present and future of DMV jazz — and at this launch party, the festival’s promoters will be doing it all in the space of a few hours. Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024 The shooting deaths occurred within a five-mile radius in the space of a few hours in the cities of Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy and Los Angeles, according to homicide investigators. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024 After both players birdied the first replay of the final hole, only Taylor could repeat the feat at the subsequent try, sinking his third successive birdie on the 18th green in the space of an hour to clinch his fourth PGA Tour title and $1.58 million in prize money. Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024 That was unbelievably tricky for many, many reasons: 30 performers in the space of 15 minutes. Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024 Battery storage is one of the state’s largest growth areas, increasing 30-fold to almost 7,200 megawatts in the space of three years. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024 When compared to 2019, the last full year pre-pandemic, music sales have climbed by almost 39% in the space of four years. Richard Smirke, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2024 John Textor acquired four soccer clubs in four countries in the space of two years. Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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