# X days ago

idiom · CEFR A1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/x-days-ago
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

This phrase tells you when something happened in the past. You use a number for 'X' to say how many days before today it was.

## Examples

- I bought this shirt three days ago.
- We finished the project five days ago, so we are waiting for the results now.
- The package arrived ten days ago, yet he has not found the time to open it.

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