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

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Police said Suggs displayed a weapon a short time later. —Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024

Emergency medical workers took the girl to a hospital, where she was declared dead a short time later. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024

No victims were found at the home, but one arrived at El Camino Hospital a short time later, police said. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024

The five-minute scene accomplishes an extraordinary amount of heavily lifting in a very short time. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024

Wagoner Police Department Captain B. Harding arrived a short time later to assist with rescuing the animal. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024

The suspect was not found during a search of the residence a short time later on Monday night. —Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2024

Check out this hail in Belmont captured by one of our Deputies just a short time ago. —Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024

Police found Mares a short time later hiding in the backyard of a home on Alameda Boulevard, the department said. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024