The taxi will arrive in a matter of minutes.
出租车一会儿就会到。
介词词组a matter of moments (a matter of minutes)表示,一会儿的工夫。更广泛地应用是,“a matter of +名词”就表示,数量少。有时,a matter of还会和其他表示数量的词组(如a few之类)重叠使用。
例句:
They think the war will be over in a matter of months.
他们认为战争几个月内就会结束。
Give him what he asks for. It's just a matter of a few dollars.
他要多少就给他多少吧。只不过是几块钱的事。