within minutes
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: within a very short amount of time
We called an ambulance and it arrived within minutes.
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Acting within minutes rather than hours can stop further theft, block fraudulent transactions and protect your sensitive information from being fully compromised.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Investigators used the description of the man provided by witnesses to find and arrest the woman’s boyfriend, 57-year-old Albert Turner, at the scene within minutes of officers arriving, Maggi said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
The Washington Township Fire Department was right behind them, arriving within minutes to extinguish the blaze.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Father Bob had traded his iPhone for the Fisherman’s Ring, and his private cell number was probably deactivated by the Vatican within minutes of Habemus Papam.
—Christopher Hale, Time, 9 May 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Investigators used the description of the man provided by witnesses to find and arrest the woman’s boyfriend, 57-year-old Albert Turner, at the scene within minutes of officers arriving, Maggi said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
The Washington Township Fire Department was right behind them, arriving within minutes to extinguish the blaze.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Father Bob had traded his iPhone for the Fisherman’s Ring, and his private cell number was probably deactivated by the Vatican within minutes of Habemus Papam.
—Christopher Hale, Time, 9 May 2025
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“Within minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20minutes. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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