within moments
idiom
: very quickly : within a very short amount of time
Within moments, dozens of people had gathered.
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He was served a bowl of water and given a snack within moments of us sitting down.
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
Police officers arrived within moments, Brito said Thursday.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
Berlusconi’s brother, Paolo, along with his children, arrived at the hospital within moments of his death on Monday, ANSA reported.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 June 2023
San Antonio first responders received two calls within moments of each other Friday evening — one for the discovery of a dead body in a flooded creek on the West Side and the other for a person run over by a train on the East Side.
—September Downing, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2023
My eyes pegged Chicatana as a find within moments of strolling through the door.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
Nick Offerman as Bill Gruff and spiteful with a natural distrust of anything on two legs, video game Bill puts Ellie in handcuffs within moments of meeting her.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
On Tuesday, McCraw methodically laid out undisputed facts: officers with rifles were on the scene within moments, and the classroom doors could not have been locked from the inside.
—Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
The release took place at 9 p.m. and was done within moments.
—Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2022
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Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
Police officers arrived within moments, Brito said Thursday.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
Berlusconi’s brother, Paolo, along with his children, arrived at the hospital within moments of his death on Monday, ANSA reported.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 12 June 2023
San Antonio first responders received two calls within moments of each other Friday evening — one for the discovery of a dead body in a flooded creek on the West Side and the other for a person run over by a train on the East Side.
—September Downing, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2023
My eyes pegged Chicatana as a find within moments of strolling through the door.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
Nick Offerman as Bill Gruff and spiteful with a natural distrust of anything on two legs, video game Bill puts Ellie in handcuffs within moments of meeting her.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
On Tuesday, McCraw methodically laid out undisputed facts: officers with rifles were on the scene within moments, and the classroom doors could not have been locked from the inside.
—Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
The release took place at 9 p.m. and was done within moments.
—Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2022
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