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short time
n. A period of reduced work hours.
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Short time
For the films, see Short Time.
Short-time working, short time, or short-timers are terms used in both civilian employee and in U.S. military contexts.
Usage examples of "short time".
He also remembered the abrupt laugh and reference to a mysteriously short time spent at Cambridge.
Much to his relief he heard somebody moving about upstairs after the first knock and in a very short time the window was gently raised and Mrs.