contract-law
Legal definition of a &quot;few weeks&quot;?
<p>If a work or result is promised to be completed "in a few weeks", is there a legal definition of how long that can take the most?</p>

<p>My gut instincts would say less then two months, but that is just my personal notion.</p>

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  <p>"in a few weeks", is there a legal definition of how long that can take the most?</p>
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<p>No. Hence the importance of being more precise in the contract (here, by stating a deadline that does not lend itself to highly subjective interpretations).</p>

<h2>Yes</h2>

<p>“A few weeks” is, in the absence of a particular definition, what a reasonable person in the circumstances would understand by the term.</p>

<p>That’s the legal definition.</p>

<p>You will note that it is not a specific time. The whole point is that it is flexible to the circumstances. If you wanted a specific time you were free to agree to a specific time.</p>

<p>Without knowing your circumstances 1-2 weeks is less than “a few weeks”, 26+ weeks is definitely more, 16+ is probably more so it’s somewhere in the 3-15 week range.</p>
