within minutes
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: within a very short amount of time
We called an ambulance and it arrived within minutes.
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Though Starship was unable to achieve its most important objectives, the distance the vehicle traveled far surpassed the previous 2025 flights in January and March, when Starship exploded within minutes.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
The video of his four-putt from inside 5 feet went viral within minutes, prompting speculation about nerves, some kind of pressure, or even injury.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Officers responded within minutes to multiple 911 calls and found 11 gunshot victims ranging in age from 27 to 61, Tisch said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The commissioner said officers arrived at the lounge on Franklin Avenue within minutes of the first 911 calls reporting the shooting and found a chaotic scene, with multiple victims ranging in age from 19 to 61 inside the nightclub suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
The video of his four-putt from inside 5 feet went viral within minutes, prompting speculation about nerves, some kind of pressure, or even injury.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Officers responded within minutes to multiple 911 calls and found 11 gunshot victims ranging in age from 27 to 61, Tisch said.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The commissioner said officers arrived at the lounge on Franklin Avenue within minutes of the first 911 calls reporting the shooting and found a chaotic scene, with multiple victims ranging in age from 19 to 61 inside the nightclub suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Within minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20minutes. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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