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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

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  • short-time adjective
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It is alleged a woman involved in a proposed sale was inside the car when it was driven off before she was forcibly removed a short time later.

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He was hired as a support act for Engelbert Humperdinck's Las Vegas residency in 1988, before receiving his multiple sclerosis diagnosis a short time later.

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The midterms are only 16 months away, which is both a short time and an eternity.

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"We all greatly miss Heather, Don and Gail whether we were friends for a short time or over 20 years," it read.

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"We all greatly miss Heather, Don and Gail whether we were friends for a short time or over 20 years," the statement posted to their noticeboard read.

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