in/within the space of
idiom
: before the end of (a stated time) : in (a stated time) or less
They finished in/within the space of an hour.
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The sentiment swing led to a brutal 50% drawdown in value in the space of four months, and Son ended up selling his shares what would turn out to be very prematurely.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Tellingly, Biden has now tried to have this issue both ways in the space of six months.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 June 2024
Having the chance to elevate his story in the context of my work in the space of food origins, food culture and personal identity was a deeply profound honor, and sharing it with my own family has been powerful and surreal.
—Stephen Satterfield, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
President Trump ordered the ATF to ban the sale and possession of bump stocks in 2018 after a single gunman in Las Vegas, using multiple guns modified by bump stocks, killed 60 people and wounded 400 more — all in the space of 11 minutes.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 14 June 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Tellingly, Biden has now tried to have this issue both ways in the space of six months.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 June 2024
Having the chance to elevate his story in the context of my work in the space of food origins, food culture and personal identity was a deeply profound honor, and sharing it with my own family has been powerful and surreal.
—Stephen Satterfield, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
President Trump ordered the ATF to ban the sale and possession of bump stocks in 2018 after a single gunman in Las Vegas, using multiple guns modified by bump stocks, killed 60 people and wounded 400 more — all in the space of 11 minutes.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 14 June 2024
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“In/within the space of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Fwithin%20the%20space%20of. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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