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- Does the term within 7 days mean include the 7th day?
There's also the perennial question of whether the last day ends on the multiple of 24 hours from the time when the deadline was given, if it means midnight of that day, or closing time of that day, or what And does "7 days" mean 7 calendar days, or 7 business days? Etc
- In 2-3 days vs Within 2-3 days - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In 2 weeks - i e in 14 days from now Within 2 weeks - i e during today or the next 14 days, not later But what about " within 100-200 days"? I would say "from now and not later than in 100-200 days" But a native speaker told me that actually it means "from 101th to 200th day", i e not from now till the upper limit
- Meaning of within 30 days of [a certain date in the future] in context?
I am required to submit a certain form "within 30 days of [a certain date in the future]" I suspect that the form's author actually meant to say something like "at least 30 days before [a certain date]"
- How to address today and the following 9 days
Would you think "the next 10 days" includes today? If not, would there be a clearer way to put it, to refer to today and the following 9 days?
- Logical meaning of within 30 days compared to in 30 or fewer days . . .
I would read the first as referring to a deadline, the second referring to a total accumulation of days spent For example, "This project must be finished within 30 days" is different than "This project must be finished in 30 days or fewer " - The first establishes a "date" the second just establishes a duration or level of effort
- How should a month and ten days from now be interpreted?
The most natural thing to do would be to take them in the order specified So first go a month from today, and then go 10 days This goes to March 30th As a general presumption, take the operations in the order specified What is a month and 10 days from May 31st? A month from May 31st is June 30th, and the extra 10 days brings us to July 10th
- Can you say within 90 days after? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I understand that you can say, "within 30 days of receiving your application", but I am seeing more and more "within 30 days after your application is received" Is the latter grammatical?
- What is the meaning of within next two days? [duplicate]
Hence, if within two working days were said on a Thursday, it would probably mean before the end of Monday In conclusion, the expression within the next two days does not have an exact meaning, but most commonly means before the end of the day after tomorrow If in doubt, check with the person who said it
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