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jojo
can i say “within XX date？”
or should be “within XXX period”
Jul 15, 2016 10:03 AM
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You can only use 'within' with a period of time.
If you refer to a point in time, you need to use 'by'.
Here are some examples:
Within three days = by Monday
Within three weeks = by August 5th
Within two years = by 2018
July 15, 2016
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