# X weeks ago

idiom · CEFR A1

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

## 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

- I bought this shirt two weeks ago.
- She moved to a new city four weeks ago to start her university studies.
- The committee finalized the agreement twelve weeks ago, yet they have only just begun the implementation phase.

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