"out" = "later"

[Boris Dagaev]

Could it simply mean "five years have (almost) passed"? A googled example:
"We'll have the submission page running again before the day is out."
(http://www.sorryeverybody.com)

On 9/9/06, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Fox News guy:
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>   "Five years out, what lessons have we learned from 9/11 ?"
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>   JL
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