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

Simply douse it with mildly alkaline water, and the polymer begins degrading, breaking down within minutes. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

The 70-year-old sought within minutes of polls closing Sunday in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin to shore up his position in his center-right Christian Democratic Union. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Her first $90 windbreaker reportedly sold out within minutes back in 2023. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

The company said its team identified and corrected the problem quickly, clearing the robots and returning them to normal operation within minutes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026