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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Three people were pronounced dead at the scene and another person died a short time later at a local hospital.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
The victim, 36, had suffered two gunshot wounds to the back in the 4000 block of West Carroll Avenue, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, but was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
But a short time later the Senate reconvened in another location and resumed debate on the proposal.
—Megan Janetsky, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2024
These computer programs have unfathomably more computing power and time available; rats and humans have finite brain cells and only a short time on Earth.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
The victim, 36, had suffered two gunshot wounds to the back in the 4000 block of West Carroll Avenue, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, but was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2024
But a short time later the Senate reconvened in another location and resumed debate on the proposal.
—Megan Janetsky, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2024
These computer programs have unfathomably more computing power and time available; rats and humans have finite brain cells and only a short time on Earth.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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