in last three months vs in the last three months

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In the last three months' is the more common and standard way to express a period of time. 'In last three months' is less common and might be used in informal or spoken English.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 2192 views

in last three months

This phrase is less common and might be used in informal or spoken English.

This phrase can be used in informal contexts or in spoken English when referring to a period of time that has just passed.

Alternatives:

in the last three months
over the last three months
during the last three months
within the last three months
across the last three months

in the last three months

This is the more common and standard way to express a period of time.

This phrase is the standard way to refer to a specific period of time that has just passed, typically used in formal or written English.

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Surgical records for every gall bladder and kidney operation performed in the last three months.
If you've become pregnant in the last three months...
(iii) have been kept on a holding which is located at least 10 km distant from any outbreak of African swine fever which has occurred in the last three months;
Senator, how many times have you visited Trippe's office in New York in the last three months?
This could be the most important piece of U.S. Intelligence work in the last three months.
You know, we found reports of four accidents in the last three months.
27 deaths at the center in the last three months.
No credible threats against the ambassador in the last three months.
We have seen some progress in the last three months.
In southern England eight saw mills have closed in the last three months.
What that is, is every surveillance request from the SEC in the last three months.
We were just going over your husband's visitor records, and we noticed that you haven't seen him in the last three months.
List of Californians who purchased that exact model hose in the last three months.
You've been assigned to protect three Russian emissaries in the last three months.
Youngs from 17 to 25 years old in the last three months.
This brings to eight the number of IRA members who have been killed in the last three months.
So I checked Dispatch, and there are three calls out for domestic violence in the last three months.
So, I had corrections compartment compile a list of all the guys who got out on parole in L.A. in the last three months.
Cross-reference the names with anyone applying for permanent resident status or a work visa in the last three months.
I don't know, in the last three months my migraines have got worse.

Alternatives:

over the last three months
during the last three months
within the last three months
across the last three months
in the past three months

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in last three months vs in the last three months