A MATTER OF HOURS, MINUTES, ETC.


Meaning of A MATTER OF HOURS, MINUTES, ETC. in English

a matter of hours, minutes, etc. | a matter of ˈinches, ˈmetres, etc.

only a few hours, minutes, etc. :

It was all over in a matter of minutes.

The bullet missed her by a matter of inches.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.