• when we talk about longer periods of time such as seasons (e.g. the spring), months, years,
decades (e.g. the
(or the 1990s)), centuries (e.g. the 16th century), and other periods
such as the week before Easter, the hours before the exam, etc.:
) • In the winter you can only use the road with a four-wheel drive vehicle.
• In the days that followed her operation, she spent a lot of time in bed.
• when we talk about how long it will be before something happens:
• In a few minutes we will be arriving at Delhi
(or, more formally, 'Within...')
• when we say how long something takes:
• He learnt how to program the computer in just a matter of weeks. (= a few weeks)
• with parts of the day, such as the morning, the evening, etc. (see A for 'night'):
• Temperatures today should reach
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