within minutes

idiom

: within a very short amount of time
We called an ambulance and it arrived within minutes.

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What used to take hours, days, or weeks, or be accomplished with tedious workflows and expensive SaaS tools, can now be achieved within minutes. Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Oklahoma City quickly called a timeout, but the pause did not stop the onslaught, with its deficit quickly ballooning to 28 within minutes. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2025 In fact, the Panthers appear to have handled the Cup a bit more responsibly than the Colorado Avalanche, who damaged the Cup within minutes of winning it in 2022. Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 June 2025 Going with David over Goliath, a breath of fresh tropical air and a free shuttle off the ship take you within minutes to Resorts World Bimini (rwbimini.com). David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for within minutes

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“Within minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20minutes. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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