after minutes
Frequency: 8.017.0 per million words
Indicates a period of time has passed before something happens.
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Examples (10)
- After twenty minutes I started to get worried.
- The ambulance arrived just after a few minutes.
- She finally responded after several minutes of silence.
- The water began to boil after five minutes on the stove.
- He usually leaves for work after a few minutes of breakfast.
- The results were published after a few minutes of technical delay.
- The doctor entered the room after a few minutes of preparation.
- The dog came running back after a few minutes of playing in the park.
- We finally found a parking spot after ten minutes of searching.
- The meeting concluded swiftly, after only a few minutes of discussion.