Which way is the correct one to say: I will do it in 2 months or I will do it after 2 months,?

Question

Or the next example: He'll come in an hour or He'll come after an hour.

I consider the the variant in an hour to be the correct one.

Answer 1

Neither is incorrect to say, but they do not say the same thing.

"I will do it in 2 months" means it will be done before the end of 2 months

"I will do it after 2 months" means it will take longer than 2 months

Answer 2

It depends whether it will happen in the next two months or will it take longer than two months. The same for the in an hour or after an hour. There's a difference between 60 minutes and more than 60 minutes.
They are both correct it just depends what you are saying.

Answer 3

Usually more correct to say "in." The first example really has two different meanings to me, as saying "I will do it in 2 months" means that it will be done at the end, while saying "I will do it after 2 months" means you're not going to start doing it until 2 months from now.

Answer 4

depend on what you mean with your words. 'i will do it in 2 months' mean you will do the thing start from some point (it could be the day you say it) until two months ahead. 'i will do it after 2 months' means you will not do the thing that you meant too until two months ahead. other words, you will do the thing you want to do after two months are passed from the day you say it. clear enough? the same case with 'he'll come in an hour' and 'he'll come after an hour'.

Answer 5

I will do it in two months means: WITHIN a specified period of time. You have 60 days to do it.

I will do it after two months means: AFTER a specified period of time (two months), then you will do it.

Actually, the correct way to say this is: I will do it WITHIN two months which means the same as I will do it during 60 days.

Either is correct, depending on what you are trying to say.

Example #2: He will come in an hour, meaning he will come in 60 minutes. He will come AFTER an hour which means 60 minutes will pass before he will come. The same goes for this sentence. It should read: He will come WITHIN an hour which means within the specified 60 minutes.

Anytime you use the word AFTER, it means just that.... After the specified period of time you are speaking of.

Answer 6

If you say you will do it in 2 months then that means that you will do it after 2 months pass. If you say you will do it after 2 months then that to me means that you will do it no sooner then 2 months. It may take 3 months or something but it will be no sooner then 2 months and 1 day. It will be AFTER 2 months. That is my personal opinion in the difference between in and after but I don't know what the grammatical term is.

Answer 7

I believe the word left out for the first is "within"
I will do it within 2 months
and the second I will do it after 2 months is misleading for the fact that one would not say after 2 months, but would rather name a month of the year.
Example I will do it after August.

Answer 8

It depends on whether or not you will do whatever it is on the 60th day from today or if 60 days is an approximate goal completion date. The same for the second example, though I would probably say it altogether different, like, he''ll be here in about an hour.

Answer 9

Yes, you are correct. If you say that he will do it in 2 months, that means when two months have passed he will do it. If you say he will do it after two months, you are saying that he will do it sometime after the two months have past. It could mean 2 years from now!

Answer 10

It really depends on the circumstances. If you say "I'll do it in two months" then the other party may assume you mean to have the project done within that two month period. If you won't be able to even start the project until after the two month mark, then it would be more appropriate to say, "I will start after two months".