They got the whole thing set up in a matter of hours.

She could not tell whether it had been a matter of minutes or several hours.

Here, second use came quickly, a matter of hours rather than days or months.

You could build a car in a matter of hours.

How things can change in a matter of hours, I thought to myself.

The difference between how men and women spend time with their children is more than just a matter of hours.

There was much to be done in a matter of hours.

The position is usually taken for a matter of hours.

Certainly he would be fine, probably within a matter of hours.

Without water, he would die in a matter of hours.