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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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HypnoBirthing took on a life of its own, and in a very short time, it took over my life as well.

The Facebook Oversight Board has only been operational for a short time, but the nascent project is already looking ahead.

Founded in 2017 by CEO Sara Spangelo and CTO Ben Longmier, Swarm has accomplished a lot in a relatively short time, culminating in its recent launch of 36 of its smalll satellites during SpaceX’s first ride-sharing rocket launch late last month.

This process made it possible to create significantly larger data sets in a short time, but facial recognition still faced many of the same challenges as before.

Whilst he’d been in so many hearts for just a short time, he was an incredible father and grandfather, and he will stay alive in our hearts forever.

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Linsker initially escaped after the clash on the bridge but was arrested a short time later.

Livvix allegedly arrived in Israel a short time after he jumped bail on drug charges.

Police on the scene called paramedics but Garner died a short time later.

For a short time there was Zima Gold, which was slightly amber and almost had bourbon like taste to it — for the manly Zima man.

Because I know this will last a short time, two or three years, and then to the house of the Father.

The Alcalde remained kneeling for a short time by the side of the corpse, his lips moving in prayer.

Chemotaxis alone will not explain the continuance of leukocytosis for more than a short time.

The Russian general Bauer made her his mistress, after which she lived a short time with prince Mentschicoff.

In a short time you will be able, in the language of Dr. Johnson, “to tear out the heart of any book.”

I also found the camp and the country round about burning, the said Ygolotes having set it afire only a short time before.

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