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in two jumps

in two jumps prepositional phrase: in a very short time.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, informal) In a very short time.
    • "I am ashamed to say that I was out of that house in two jumps."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Questions about in two jumps

What does in two jumps mean?
In two jumps means in a very short time.
What part of speech is in two jumps?
In two jumps is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in two jumps in the dictionary

  1. in truth
  2. in tune
  3. in turn
  4. in twain
  5. in two
  6. in two jumps
  7. in two minds
  8. in two shakes
  9. in two shakes of a cow's tail
  10. in two shakes of a dog's tail
  11. in two shakes of a duck's tail

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