If enough Pas Habaa Bikisnin (e.g. cake or crackers) is eaten at once (according to some opinions as little as four beitzim Mishna Berura 168:24) then the blessing is Hamotzi instead of mezonot.
In what time period must the requisite amount be consumed to qualify? Alternatively, how much must one space out his food to avoid it combining into the requisite amount? If one says Al Hamichya must he still space out his food to avoid combining what is eaten before the bracha with what is eaten after the bracha?