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1. I ordered fried chicken, and it was delivered in less than 30 minutes.

2. I ordered fried chicken, and it was delivered after less than 30 minutes.

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Are both grammatical? Does 'in' in Sentence 1 mean 'after' in meaning?

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Only 1 is correct. It's an idiomatic expression ... not really explainable!
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