within moments
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: very quickly : within a very short amount of time
Within moments, dozens of people had gathered.
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Security alarms drew Louvre staff to the scene within moments, but the thieves had already vanished with their haul.
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Hakam reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and died within moments of collapsing, according to the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, within moments of the effigy of the Man crashing to the ground Saturday night, a few burners begin departing from Black Rock City.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The news unfolded quickly and spread within moments on social media.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Hakam reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and died within moments of collapsing, according to the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, within moments of the effigy of the Man crashing to the ground Saturday night, a few burners begin departing from Black Rock City.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The news unfolded quickly and spread within moments on social media.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Within moments.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20moments. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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