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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He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead a short time later, according to police.
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
But Dallas answered a short time later, with Colin Blackwell making a nice move to elude Wild defenseman Brock Faber, then zipping a shot to cut Minnesota’s lead to one.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
In that short time, the space capsule will have to slow down from nearly 25,000 miles per hour — or more than 30 times the speed of sound — to a gentle 20 or so mph before dropping into the Pacific Ocean.
—Amina Khan, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
The descent will be rough and tumble, and for a short time communications with ground control will be cut off by the plasma envelope around the capsule — always a nerve-jangling moment, followed hopefully by relief as the capsule comes through the worst of it and communication is restored.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
But Dallas answered a short time later, with Colin Blackwell making a nice move to elude Wild defenseman Brock Faber, then zipping a shot to cut Minnesota’s lead to one.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
In that short time, the space capsule will have to slow down from nearly 25,000 miles per hour — or more than 30 times the speed of sound — to a gentle 20 or so mph before dropping into the Pacific Ocean.
—Amina Khan, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
The descent will be rough and tumble, and for a short time communications with ground control will be cut off by the plasma envelope around the capsule — always a nerve-jangling moment, followed hopefully by relief as the capsule comes through the worst of it and communication is restored.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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