inside of

Idioms  

1. Within, in less than the whole of, referring especially to a period of time. For example, They promised to return it inside of a month. Although some authorities believe inside alone conveys the same meaning, the full term is widely used. [Early 1800s]

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Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were heading for fourth and fifth places in the sprint when Norris made a dive down the inside of his team-mate at Turn Five on the final lap.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

That upper surface, which may face the outside environment or an open space such as the inside of a lumen, continues maintaining the tissue barrier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

But it might also be dinner for an exhausted parent who wants twenty minutes back and misses what the inside of a restaurant tastes like.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

It sometimes seems that she’s a screen-generated hallucination, someone living inside of a machine that hums inside of another machine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Thinking of summer, or Jamaica, or the inside of a red stove helps.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen