Why is it 4分で売り切りだった and not 4分に売り切りだった？

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Could someone help explain why で is used and not に?

売り切りだった -- Are you sure it's not 売り切れだった ? — chocolate, Jun 18 '22 at 14:16
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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 18 '22 at 15:02

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で means a range of time while に does not.

answered Jun 18 '22 at 15:02

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