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

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

From Washington Post

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

From TechCrunch

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.

From TechCrunch

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.

From MIT Technology Review

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.

From Time

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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