as little as

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—used to suggest that a number or quantity is surprisingly small
I could be back in as little as five days.

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But higher government borrowing costs have eroded this to as little as £10 billion. — Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 In 2025, retailer Asos reported that its own Test & React program, which can take a product from design to site in as little as three weeks, accounted for more than 20% of own brand sales. — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 Artificial intelligence needs as little as three seconds of you speaking to produce a convincing clone of your voice. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 The payments patients owed ranged from several thousand dollars to as little as $101, the story said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for as little as

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“As little as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20little%20as. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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