short time

noun

British

: a work schedule in which an employee works fewer hours than usual

The company hasn't laid anyone off, but a number of employees have been put on short time.

Examples of short time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To get a small cast into multiple costumes during short time frames, a talented crew of backstage employees helps make sure quick changes are possible. —Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026

The trilling can continue for a short time after the love birds find each other, but the male soon becomes obsessed with protecting the territory, his mate and their nest. —Joan Morris, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026

After a short time, Dees was hired at crosstown WHBQ, where he was finally allowed to play his own song. —Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026

And a short time later, the teen was in the Philippines on a mortar ship bridge sending and receiving communications primarily by visual means, including signal flags and flashing lights. —Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for short time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime