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

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

Paramedics were called to the scene and Patterson was pronounced dead a short time later, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• moment
• second