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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The other will see a dragon, split off from the main group to fight it, and die alone in a swamp a short time later.
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
Police announced a short time later that the airshow had resumed and the lanes of travel had been reopened.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
In his short time since arriving, Sands had helped his team remain tough to beat, in spite of a debilitating injury list, while also allowing the intricacy of the attacking football to improve.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Rushing to work, Alia nearly gets run down by a truck, only to die of a heart attack in the Engels’ kitchen a short time later.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
Police announced a short time later that the airshow had resumed and the lanes of travel had been reopened.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
In his short time since arriving, Sands had helped his team remain tough to beat, in spite of a debilitating injury list, while also allowing the intricacy of the attacking football to improve.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
Rushing to work, Alia nearly gets run down by a truck, only to die of a heart attack in the Engels’ kitchen a short time later.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Short time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20time. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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