no time at all
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A key thing to remember with Burnham's rise to this moment is that it happened slowly for a long time, and then happened quickly in next to no time at all.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Two-thirds of nonmanagement staffers said they saved less than two hours a week or no time at all with AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
The latest research suggests that the ocean on Mimas must be young—between 2 and 25 million years old, which is almost no time at all in celestial terms.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 7, 2024
“While it felt like it took no time at all to put me in there, it took 25 years to get me out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
In no time at all, the stiff barbs of his minuscule feathers broke through their pale blue quillskins, and Pacheco found himself feeding a greedy, plump fluffball instead of a naked starveling.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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