Definition

Examples

• "Did you know that this little girl once took a taxi to school for a week while the chauffeur was out sick?"
• "Philip : I doubt it, Edward, unless you know how to transport 30,000 units of perfume from Southampton, England, to Brazil in less than three weeks?"
• "Narrator : Finally, on the third week of their journey, the impossible happened."
• "Lotsa Medals : Well, Brent, I'm not sure those are everyone's concerns, but after one week of competition, Germany leads the medal count with 9 medals: 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze, closely followed by the US and France with 8 and 7 total medals respectively."
• "I am seventeen weeks old, and yes, I am indeed a talking baby."
• "By the way, I'll be taking a few weeks' paternity leave, so don't expect anything to get done while I'm away."
• "Today's torrid tabloid tales are dedicated to nouveau-riche nudist Horatio Oléré, who shocked the world this week with his debaucherous deeds."
• "We were going to get married in two weeks."
• "Philip : Three weeks!"
• "I haven't been able to see Game of Groans for weeks."
• "This program allows you to spend an extra 6 weeks at home to bond with your baby, again at 60% pay."
• "Week end date : 05/01"
• "Please help yourself to a glass of cold water, but you should know that's all the water you'll get for the next two weeks of the convention!"
• "Could I drop by and see you one day this week?"
• "As Horatio is still away from the office doing God knows what God knows where, you have been selected at random to look after his monkeys this week."
• "Add that to the time for the crossing... add two... that makes six weeks - we'll miss the deadline!"
• "The stock is going to triple in a few weeks."
• "Bruno : Ok Brian, we've been training together for 2 weeks."
• "I apologize for being in America during my first week as European president."
• "After three weeks, there wasn't a single bottle left in our warehouses."