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.

Examples of short time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

They'll often be triggered if a player kills an enormous number of enemies in a short time, or overloads the screen with complex physics like hundreds of items or explosions. —Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026

Witnesses said LaBeouf was thrown out of the bar for being aggressive, briefly left the area, but then returned a short time later. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026

But for a short time, on that night in January, 2015, the magic—the moon, the bonfire, and the children smiling mysteriously—felt nearly real, almost indestructible. —Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

Optimism also existed for a short time in spring 2025 during five rounds of indirect talks that preceded the United States bombing Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in June as part of a broader Israeli attack. —Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for short time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime