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X weeks ago

idiom
Meaning

A phrase used to say when something happened in the past. You replace 'X' with a number to say how many weeks before now it was.


Examples
SIMPLE

I bought this shirt two weeks ago.

CONTEXTUAL

She moved to a new city four weeks ago to start her university studies.

COMPLEX

The committee finalized the agreement twelve weeks ago, yet they have only just begun the implementation phase.

Last updated April 22, 2026