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Healer Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

What do "six weeks in" and "six week on" mean?

The "six week on", in which I suppose the word "on" means in progress. Am I right? What about the word "in" in the former? Could it mean six weeks already passed?
  

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Without context, they might mean, for example: Boot camp was exhausting, but six weeks in (that is, I had struggled through six weeks of it) and I was in top shape, stronger than I'd ever been. After six weeks on (that is, after six weeks doing) the job I had pretty much mastered my duties.

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  • Without context, they might mean, for example: Boot camp was exhausting, but six weeks in (that is, I had struggled through six weeks of it) and I was in top shape, stronger than I'd ever been.
  • After six weeks on (that is, after six weeks doing) the job I had pretty much mastered my duties.
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Without context, they might mean, for example:

Boot camp was exhausting, but six weeks in (that is, I had struggled through six weeks of it) and I was in top shape, stronger than I'd ever been.

After six weeks on (that is, after six weeks doing) the job I had pretty much mastered my duties.
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I spent six weeks in Florence, Italy. It was wonderful.
I worked six weeks on my senior thesis project.

Please post a complete sentence. It's difficult to guess exactly what you are struggling with.
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Thanks!

It looks like you are saying "six weeks in" means having done six weeks and is still going.

However I am still no too sure what "six weeks on" means. Perhaps it means having done six weeks but has no indication whether it is still ongoing.
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