in/within the space of
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: before the end of (a stated time) : in (a stated time) or less
They finished in/within the space of an hour.
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The show operates on a wheel of fortune that turns from windfall to disaster and back again, and that wheel turns very, very quickly, typically within the space of two to three episodes.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
The drop was even starker among Republicans, with that change from 88 to 48 percent — nearly cut in half — in the space of a year.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The river surged by more than 20 feet within the space of two hours, Newsweek previously reported, prompting mass evacuations in the state's Hill Country.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Thousands of passengers can disembark and be replaced by new ones in the space of just six to eight hours.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
The drop was even starker among Republicans, with that change from 88 to 48 percent — nearly cut in half — in the space of a year.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
The river surged by more than 20 feet within the space of two hours, Newsweek previously reported, prompting mass evacuations in the state's Hill Country.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Thousands of passengers can disembark and be replaced by new ones in the space of just six to eight hours.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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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 25 Jul. 2025.
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