“I went to a doctor and got some antibiotics, but she said that it would take a few days for them to kick in.”

You're feeling sick with a sinus infection. You went to a doctor and got some medicine, but you don't feel better yet. You were supposed to meet a friend for dinner tomorrow evening, but you don't think you're going to feel better by then. So now you're writing an e-mail to cancel the dinner. You explain why:

I went to a doctor and got some antibiotics, but she said that it would take a few days for them to kick in.

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