binnen

Binnen weniger Minuten war der Tisch gedeckt und das Essen servierbereit.

Within a few minutes, the table was set and the food ready to serve.

Here 'binnen' is used with a genitive construction, 'weniger Minuten', which is less common in modern German but still grammatically correct and sometimes used in formal contexts. However, it's often followed by a dative construction (e.g., 'binnen drei Tagen').

Die Frist zur Einreichung der Unterlagen endet binnen acht Tagen.

The deadline for submitting the documents expires within eight days.

'binnen' is followed by a dative plural here, 'acht Tagen'.

Er versprach, das Problem binnen 24 Stunden zu lösen.

He promised to solve the problem within 24 hours.

Here, 'binnen' is used with the dative plural '24 Stunden'.

Binnen eines Jahres hat sich die Situation drastisch verändert.

Within one year, the situation has changed drastically.

'eines Jahres' is a genitive construction here, referring to a period of time.

Die Mannschaft muss binnen drei Spielen einen Punkt gewinnen, um den Abstieg zu vermeiden.

The team must win a point within three games to avoid relegation.

Again, 'binnen' is followed by a dative plural, 'drei Spielen'.

Binnen kurzem werden wir eine Entscheidung treffen müssen.

Within a short time, we will have to make a decision.

'kurzem' is an adverbial dative form, meaning 'a short time'.

Sie erwarteten eine Antwort binnen einer Woche.

They expected an answer within a week.

'einer Woche' is in the dative case.

Binnen weniger Tage reisten sie von Nord nach Süd.

Within a few days, they traveled from north to south.

'weniger Tage' is a genitive construction, indicating a short span of time. This is a more formal usage.