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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Police caught up with Payne a short time later in Louisville, where he was hospitalized for a suicide attempt.
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Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
Liverpool’s sorry state Liverpool were sitting pretty for a short time at Anfield, driven in front by another epic strike from Szoboszlai (above).
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Remarkably, the pair returned to the ice a short time later and went on to win a silver medal.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
And that wasn't even a thing in season 38, a short time ago.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
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Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
Liverpool’s sorry state Liverpool were sitting pretty for a short time at Anfield, driven in front by another epic strike from Szoboszlai (above).
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Remarkably, the pair returned to the ice a short time later and went on to win a silver medal.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
And that wasn't even a thing in season 38, a short time ago.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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