or so

idiom

—used to say that a number, amount, etc., is not exact

We plan to stay a week or so.

Tickets cost $20 or so.

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Studies of hunter behavior consistently show that most people hunt only a half-mile or so from a road, field or another easy area. —

Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024 Call it the awkwardness of the pregame: Peacock’s Kornacki cam didn’t work for about ten minutes, and every hour or so, the Multiview feature would crash, reflecting the instability of the streamer’s new infrastructure. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024 Scientists found mummies covered in ancient cheese By Rachel Feltman Scientists recently found some cheese that’s been developing its funk for a little bit longer than usual: 3,500 years or so. —

Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024 Many economists and Fed watchers expect the central bank to lower short term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday — the second rate cut in what's projected to be a string of rate reductions in the next year or so. —

Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for or so