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.
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Gein was friendly with a woman named Adeline Watkins for a short time, but her role in the TV show is greatly exaggerated and mostly outright fictionalized.
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Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Footage from the mosque’s door camera shows two people in balaclavas arriving at the entrance a short time later, pulling the door handle and pushing the door several times, the manager said.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Didion's autobiography follows the sudden death of her husband and the long, uncertain illness of their daughter Quintana, compounded in a very short time span.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Under the right conditions in your home, a few rodents can become a lot of rodents in a relatively short time, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Footage from the mosque’s door camera shows two people in balaclavas arriving at the entrance a short time later, pulling the door handle and pushing the door several times, the manager said.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Didion's autobiography follows the sudden death of her husband and the long, uncertain illness of their daughter Quintana, compounded in a very short time span.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Under the right conditions in your home, a few rodents can become a lot of rodents in a relatively short time, says Owen.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for short time
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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