within minutes

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: within a very short amount of time

We called an ambulance and it arrived within minutes.

Examples of within minutes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But within minutes of the story’s publication, readers took to the comments section to post their own memories of having witnessed the phenomenon. —Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024

When entangled, animals can become anchored in place, drowning within minutes if they are trapped below the surface. —Francine Kershaw, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024

However, with an online store, reviews and recommendations are great for getting one started within minutes. —Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024

The scenes of an eclipse unfold within minutes, transitioning smoothly from one set to another, as if guided by an invisible stagehand. —Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024

After waiting for several days, the woman went into labor, and her baby died within minutes of delivery. —Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2024

Fainting usually lasts several seconds to minutes, and people often feel better within minutes or hours afterward. —Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Apr. 2024

Users can easily set up a 3D model of an entire project within minutes, either inputting their own data or buying data sets for specific geographies. —Robert Defrancesco, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

Laura Dern and her father, veteran actor Bruce Dern, are in a room together and, within minutes, the stories begin. —Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024