short time
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.
Other words from short time
- short-time, adjective
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How to use short time in a sentence
Linsker initially escaped after the clash on the bridge but was arrested a short time later.
The High-Priced Union Rep Charged With Attacking a Cop | Jacob Siegel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLivvix allegedly arrived in Israel a short time after he jumped bail on drug charges.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist | Creede Newton | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolice on the scene called paramedics but Garner died a short time later.
After No Indictment for Eric Garner Killer, Is NYC the Next Ferguson? | Jacob Siegel | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a short time there was Zima Gold, which was slightly amber and almost had bourbon like taste to it — for the manly Zima man.
In Japan, Zima Haz No Zexual Preference | Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause 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.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe Russian general Bauer made her his mistress, after which she lived a short time with prince Mentschicoff.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIn a short time you will be able, in the language of Dr. Johnson, “to tear out the heart of any book.”
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)I also found the camp and the country round about burning, the said Ygolotes having set it afire only a short time before.
British Dictionary definitions for short time
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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