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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Instead, her team has justified the defeat by pointing to the short time frame of Harris’s candidacy and suggesting that Harris was not in a position to distance herself from Biden’s unpopular presidency due to her role as his vice president.
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Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
The latter superstar re-released the cut as a collaboration just a short time ago for the 2024 holiday season, and it’s become a hit in its own right.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
For Zurich 2024, in addition to the short time available, there were too many other aspects that were open for implementation and integration into existing technical systems (e.g. timekeeping) to have been possible.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Hanley for a short time in the 2000s ran a second space in Los Angeles but closed both California galleries in 2008 and set up shop in New York.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2024
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Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
The latter superstar re-released the cut as a collaboration just a short time ago for the 2024 holiday season, and it’s become a hit in its own right.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
For Zurich 2024, in addition to the short time available, there were too many other aspects that were open for implementation and integration into existing technical systems (e.g. timekeeping) to have been possible.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Hanley for a short time in the 2000s ran a second space in Los Angeles but closed both California galleries in 2008 and set up shop in New York.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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