So, in 5 minutes means either during 5 minutes or after 5 minutes . . . With respect to your paraphrase: during five minutes, during five weeks, etc are not idiomatic as is When using the preposition during with a number of time-units, you need a noun, the span, that comprises those time-units: "during a space of five minutes" or "during a brief respite of five weeks" or "during three weeks of the semester"
Which is correct by 5:00pm or at 5:00pm? [duplicate] Which one of the sentences below is correct? Please be ready by 5:00pm Please be ready at 5:00pm Please be ready on 5:00pm I'm really confused about this Can anyone explain all the sentences a
What is the natural way to say increment by 0. 5? 2 The number increments by 0 5 3 This can scale weight in the increments of 0 5 All the three descriptions are correct There is another one in the comments, which is a good way to describe OP's digital scale 4 The scale has a resolution of 0 5 kg Other ways of describing the scale are: The accuracy of the scale is half a kilogram"