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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When the Terracotta Army was first exposed in the 1970s, the vibrant pigments that coated their armor flaked off within minutes of exposure to the air.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
The firefighters were able to stop the flames within minutes.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Police responded to two homicide calls within minutes early Saturday in different parts of Charlotte.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 2025
The suspect fled the scene but was located within minutes by another officer, who was also shot after being fired upon by the suspect.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
The firefighters were able to stop the flames within minutes.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Police responded to two homicide calls within minutes early Saturday in different parts of Charlotte.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Dec. 2025
The suspect fled the scene but was located within minutes by another officer, who was also shot after being fired upon by the suspect.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for within minutes
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“Within minutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20minutes. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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