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short time

American  

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 British  

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

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  • short-time adjective

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Guardrails between lanes not bolted but furnished with a quick fixture so they can be dismantled in a short time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guardrails between lanes not bolted but furnished with a quick fixture so they can be dismantled in a short time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guardrails between lanes not bolted but furnished with a quick fixture so they can be dismantled in a short time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guardrails between lanes not bolted but furnished with a quick fixture so they can be dismantled in a short time.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This is private land. We're only here for a short time, and if we have to leave, we'll have nowhere to go."

From Barron's

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