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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In 1996, the AIDS cocktail arrived; a short time later, storylines featuring main characters who were gay entered the cultural lexicon (Rupert Everett in My Best Friend’s Wedding; Will & Grace).
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Glynnis MacNicol, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2025
Brian Reed was transported to a local hospital for treatment but died a short time later, authorities said.
—Cale Ahearn, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google, paid $15 million for the home across from Ms. Quinn on N Street, where Jacqueline Kennedy lived for a short time after her husband’s assassination in 1963.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
In a short time, my relationship with my mom has gotten more loving and more fun.
—Sara Sidner, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Glynnis MacNicol, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2025
Brian Reed was transported to a local hospital for treatment but died a short time later, authorities said.
—Cale Ahearn, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive of Google, paid $15 million for the home across from Ms. Quinn on N Street, where Jacqueline Kennedy lived for a short time after her husband’s assassination in 1963.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
In a short time, my relationship with my mom has gotten more loving and more fun.
—Sara Sidner, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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