within minutes

phrase

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

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Jann Mutso, the CEO of Kitman Coldtech, declined to say which store's cooling system had been affected but said that the attack was responded to within minutes and there was no significant damage. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Jann Mutso, the chief executive of Kitman Coldtech, declined to say which store’s cooling system had been affected but said that the attack was responded to within minutes and there was no significant damage. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 For big bills, its PumpkinNow service can reimburse you within minutes if your bank supports real-time payments. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Rapid tests for emerging substances are being developed and marketed with impressive speed, and these can return results within minutes. — Dr. Shravani Durbhakula, Time, 1 Nov. 2026 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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