short time

noun

1. a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced:

   The recession has put most of the manufacturing plants on short time.

short time

noun

1. a system of working, usually for a temporary period, when employees are required to work and be paid for fewer than their normal hours per week due to a shortage of work

Other Words From

• short-time adjective

Example Sentences

Now unburdened by such concerns and facing the reality of a failed political strategy, Biden has a short time to remedy past policy errors and improve the United States’ economic and geopolitical prospects before Trump takes office.

From Los Angeles Times

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government announced the walling-off of seven new so-called nature reserves in the West Bank in 2020, critics hardly needed to warn that it was a precursor to control and settlement — then-Defense Minister Naftali Bennett made the intent clear, declaring that the territory "belonged" to Israel and his goal was to annex it "within a short time."

From Salon

Jordan said the California measure faced additional hurdles, including the short time supporters had to mount a campaign.

From Los Angeles Times

A short time later, Trump nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida as attorney general.

From Salon

The birth was traumatic and Debbie was having absent seizures - where you lose awareness of your surroundings for a short time.

From BBC

Related Words

• moment
• second