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"a major two-day auction" "Two-day" is an adjective here, written as one word. "a major two days' auction"" two days' " is a possessive form ("an auction of two days"). First variant is more common to use.
21 1 1 3. 2. Is if you're treating the two days as a single length of time; are if you're treating them as multiple lengths of time. – Lawrence. Jun 18, 2017 at 15:32.
1. in two days time = when the delivery will occur. within two days = implies there is a limit. No later than two days. You must do this task in two days. [usually, two days from some date or you have two days to do it.] You must do this task within two days. [we don't know when those days will be and it sets a time limit on how long you can take.]
On (during, in, over) the two days. I came across this from a speech transcript: When we were on the boat, we were hoping to see some dolphins. We were unlucky on the two days we went, but we did get to see some eagles flying close to land. Question：. If here "the two days" is seen as a longer period of time than a particular day, shouldn't ...
Add a comment. 2. Within is regarded as specifying an upper limit: within two days means maybe today, maybe tomorrow, but no later than two days from now. In is sometimes regarded as more precise: in two days could mean two days from now – particularly with a scheduled event, such as a party. That said, there are exceptions where the word in ...
2. The abbreviation QOD or QAD (from Latin mean Quaque Alternis Die") means 'every other day' or 'every two days'. Modern style in medical situations recommends using using the spelled out English 'every other day' because the Latin abbreviations are often misread. Share. Improve this answer.
That is reliable authority. "Five consecutive days" and "five straight days" have the same denotative meaning. "She stayed at that hotel for five consecutive days" and "she stayed at that hotel for five straight days" denote the same thing, and neither implies that she never left the hotel's premises throughout those five days.
During, and over are the most straightforward, merely meaning "within that time" during/over the past two days I did nothing but watch dvds In , to me, creates a slight feeling of separating that time out from its surrounding time "in the last two days I somehow gained 10 kilos"
No. Two days later is relative to some point in time which must be specified. If you mean two days from the current time, you say "in two days" or "two days from now." Bring it back to me in two days. You can borrow it on Wednesday and bring it back to me two days later.
"Every two days" is the same as "every other day." If you wanted to describe a two-day break, it would be "every third day. This is what is not clear either in the similar thread on the forum, or in the Collins's definition. Please let me know about it.