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ReS Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

In a short time

Could someone please kindly tell me how soon would "in a short time" be? In several hours? In one day? one week?
  

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It is entirely context-dependent.

— GPY

  • It is entirely context-dependent.
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It is entirely context-dependent.
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GPYIt is entirely context-dependent.
A short time, geologically speaking, can be thousands to hundreds of thousands of years.

A short time in particle physics can be a billionth of a second (or orders of magnitude less)..
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Depending on your tolerance for anxiety, a short time before you have to give a speech to a large audience can vary from minutes to months.
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