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Is the apostrophe needed here with these expressions of time?
In one day’s time
In three months’ time
In seven years’ time
2013년 9월 22일 오전 5:13
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Yes, you need the apostrophe, but the whole phrase is rather old-fashioned sounding anyway. Good luck!
2013년 9월 22일
like Spencer said, yes the apostrophe is needed in this case because it is not referencing the units of time themselves (day, month, year) but literally the amount of time that these units consist of. To say 'in one day's time' is using a possessive, literally saying the time is owned by or of the day. It is more commonly said as simply 'in one day', here using the unit directly.
2013년 9월 22일
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