Consider you are in a meeting. The meeting is going to continue for the next several hours. Therefore, some breaks have been devised in order to let people refresh themselves.
Now consider a brief conversation between two guys sitting near each others:
A: Did you notify C that you would be here until 9:00 ?
B: I will call him ……….. the next break.
Which one of the prepositions listed below is the best choice?
- within
- during
- in
- over
My interpretation:
Using Ngram, I can easily rule out "over" and "within" although I have no idea why they are wrong.
Now, the question is what is the difference between "in" and "during" in that context?
Best Answer
Because you're talking about [either or both] a particular period of time and something that happens within the same time frame as another event, the only correct answer is "during". If you'd like to learn more about this, visit the intermediate English grammar lesson on Speakspeak for prepositions of time lesson.