单词 | a matter of seconds/weeks/hours etc |
释义 | a matter of seconds/weeks/hours etc From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha matter of seconds/weeks/hours etca matter of seconds/weeks/hours etcSMALLonly a few seconds, weeks etc The ambulance arrived in a matter of minutes.by a matter of inches. The bullet missed his head → matterExamples from the Corpusby a matter of• A predator may have scented what you see and beaten you to it by a matter of an hour or so.• Options available may be severely limited by matters of health, geographical location, intelligence, family commitments and job availability.• Not so long ago Eamon Darcy was edged out of the top nine automatic spots, losing by a matter of a few points.• They missed Spider by a matter of minutes. |
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