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

Please, don’t leave them hanging in the space of the unknown. —Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024

If accurate, that means Bezos’s investment has nearly doubled in the space of a few months. —Steve Mollman, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2024

Having gone six years without a PGA Tour triumph since turning pro, victory marks Clark’s third on the circuit in the space of nine months. —Jack Bantock, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024

Dybala suffered two major turning points in his career in the space of 18 months that forever changed the trajectory of his career. —Emmet Gates, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

Key Largo, Florida: New store opens Feb. 15 in the space of a former KMart at the Tradewinds Plaza on the Overseas Highway and Samson Road. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024

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