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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Blood flow to the brain is blocked for only a short time—usually no more than five minutes.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Paramedics then took all four people to a hospital, where a short time later, the woman was pronounced dead, DiMartino said.
—Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
DeMaio resumed, only to be interrupted a short time later.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex wore her wedding band without her engagement ring for a short time in 2023.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 July 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Paramedics then took all four people to a hospital, where a short time later, the woman was pronounced dead, DiMartino said.
—Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
DeMaio resumed, only to be interrupted a short time later.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex wore her wedding band without her engagement ring for a short time in 2023.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 July 2025
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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