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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Even in that short time, Tony did some serious damage to Davey's life after folding him into a high-stakes poker game.
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Mamdani visited the police memorial in lower Manhattan a short time after his office announced the move to keep Tisch.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Witnesses provided a description and investigators located the suspect -- identified by police as 40-year-old Antonio Moore -- a short time later, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Two people in the vehicle were taken into custody on scene, and a third person who fled was apprehended by a Davie K-9 unit a short time later with the assistance of the Hollywood Police Department, police said.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Mamdani visited the police memorial in lower Manhattan a short time after his office announced the move to keep Tisch.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
Witnesses provided a description and investigators located the suspect -- identified by police as 40-year-old Antonio Moore -- a short time later, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Two people in the vehicle were taken into custody on scene, and a third person who fled was apprehended by a Davie K-9 unit a short time later with the assistance of the Hollywood Police Department, police said.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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