Does Within Mean Before or After?

3 Answers. Within is a single word. In the sense of your example, it means something like during, or before the end of: do not drink or eat during the hour before or the hour after you take these pills.

Including the adposition within and the adposition after is redundant, as both words serve the same purpose. Logic: Something that is within a time period cannot fall after the same time period.

What does within 3days mean?

“Within two days of the first” would mean the 3nd. “Within three days of the first” would mean the 4th. Last day to pay. On the 5th of the month, if still unpaid, the contract would be in breach.

What does Within mean?

Does Within mean including?

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