Wɪˈðɪn Preposition Receive Reply Days Ambulance Arrived Minutes

• you should receive a reply within seven days.
• the ambulance arrived within minutes of the call being made.
• two elections were held within the space of a year.
• a house within a mile of the station

within

1. before a particular period of time has passed; during a particular period of time
• You should receive a reply within seven days.
• The ambulance arrived within minutes of the call being made.
• Two elections were held within the space of a year.
2. not further than a particular distance from something
• a house within a mile of the station
• Is it within walking distance?
3. inside the range or limits of something
• That question is not within the scope of this talk.
• We are now within range of enemy fire.
• He finds it hard to live within his income (= without spending more than he earns).
4. inside something/somebody
• The noise seems to be coming from within the building.
• There is discontent within the farming industry.
• Despite her grief, she found a hidden strength within herself.

Word Origin

• late Old English withinnan ‘on the inside’