within minutes

phrase

: within a very short amount of time

We called an ambulance and it arrived within minutes.

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The Patriot system tracks the missile, predicts its path and launches within minutes, all while carrying out complex calculations to ensure the interceptor finds its target. — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Three reply posts came within minutes of each other from the Bruin’s official X account. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026 Their results now safely create artificial pterin structures within minutes with far less need for organic solvents. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026 Hundreds of messages and calls arrived within minutes and the WhatsApp account associated with the number was blocked. — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for within minutes

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