"next to no time" meaning in All languages combined

See next to no time on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{en-head|phr|head=~next to}} next to no time
  1. Very little time.
    Sense id: en-next_to_no_time-en-phrase-uWWOfIQm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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  "pos": "phrase",
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              50,
              65
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          ],
          "text": "The roads are very quiet today – we'll be home in next to no time.",
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        },
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              27,
              42
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          ],
          "text": "When I was a child I spent next to no time with my father.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Very little time."
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