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> ハリーは試してみた...しかし、 **振り上げるかあげないうちに** 、老人がひったくってしまった。  
>  Harry gave it ( _the wand_ ) a try, but no sooner had he raised it than the
> old man snatched it back.

I read [this
post](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/1818/%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%8B%EF%BD%9E%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AE%E3%81%86%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AB-
vs-%E6%AC%A1%E7%AC%AC) on XかXないかのうちに with a translation of "within the time
span where it is not even clear whether A had happened or not". This seems to
neatly describe the situation in my case, but of course the grammar is
slightly different.

Is there any difference in meaning/nuance/formality between XかXないうちに and
XかXないかのうちに?
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grammar particle-か
Meaning of XかXないうちに
There is no difference. It's just a "sloppy" version, I would say. It's kind
of like saying 〜したり〜する instead of 〜したり〜したりする, which is considered more
correct.
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