Yonk

A period of time equivalent to three weeks. Based on the fact that there is a term for one week, two weeks (a fortnight) and almost precisely four weeks (a month).

Because events are rarely important enough to know that they are approximately three weeks away, the term is more usually used informally as a way of exaggerating a length of time.

"The tournament starts in a yonk, so we'd best start practising."

In its more informal usage: "Ah, the project's not in for yonks, yet, so don't worry about it."

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