The phrase "within minutes" means a very short period of time.
It means that something that is set to happen 'within 5 minutes' will take place any time from when the phrase is spoken, until 5 minutes has elapsed.
The DJ looked deprecatingly at the fourth message within as many minutes for him to play Taylor Swift's latest song.
The time is 4:20 or 16:20 Twenty minutes past 4 o'clock or forty minutes before 5 o'clock
if you mean 15 minutes of fame. Andy Warhol a pop artist
The phrase "13 to 17 minutes" is a reference to a period of time that may be as short as 13 minutes or as long as 17 minutes. That would be roughly a quarter of an hour.
It means within 72 hours of whenever the order was given or signed.
Normally, blood clots within 3 to 6 minutes.
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if it has not returned within 5 minutes.
It means to take a break for 5 minutes
Starts within 5-10 minutes, maximum effect is reached around 40 minutes.
Intraveinously: Within 5-20 seconds. Orally: Usually within 15-45 minutes, sometimes longer if you've eaten prior to consuming the drug. Nasally/Insufflated: Within 5-10 minutes, sometimes even earlier.
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The phrase "10 minutes to" typically signifies that an event or action will occur in 10 minutes or that there is a deadline to complete something within the next 10 minutes.
Answerwithin 60 minutes (which is one hour)are your sure?Actually, that is not correct. Within the hour means it will occur before the next hour begins. In your situation, it would mean 4:00. If it was stated within the NEXT hour, that would mean 4:30. We, as lazy speakers, have shortened it and most people accept it as meaning within the next 60 minutes. But, when you are making promises maybe you should state "Within the next hour when you mean 60 minutes. I know, splitting hairs, but...
When I say "see you in five" I do not mean exactly 5 minutes but approximately 5 minutes.
Its what they do. They xplod after 5 minutes and catch on fire.
It is 5 and a half hours, so it is 5 hours and 30 minutes.