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.
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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.
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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
Four goals came in the space of 12 minutes — an MLS record — in Wednesday night’s 5-3 win at the Vancouver Whitecaps that vaulted the expansion franchise into first place in the Western Conference.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
That was to be expected; the shock was how quickly and meekly Chelsea caved in, conceding two soft goals from crosses delivered into their penalty area within the space of three minutes.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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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
Four goals came in the space of 12 minutes — an MLS record — in Wednesday night’s 5-3 win at the Vancouver Whitecaps that vaulted the expansion franchise into first place in the Western Conference.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
That was to be expected; the shock was how quickly and meekly Chelsea caved in, conceding two soft goals from crosses delivered into their penalty area within the space of three minutes.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 June 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 14 Jul. 2025.
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