short time
Just a bit
Short time refers to a brief period, but it carries specific meanings in context.
In employment, short time means reduced working hours due to lack of business: The factory put workers on short time during the recession.
In British slang, a short time is a quick paid sexual encounter, as opposed to an all-night arrangement.
In a short time means soon or before long.
- briefShort in duration
- instantBriefest unit of time
- jiffyInformal term for instant
- flashBrief burst of light
- momentBrief period of time
transient · nanosecond · blink · hot second · stint · ephemeral · shake · heartbeat · fleeting · wink · passing · brief spell · hiatus · temporary · minute · burst · rushed · while
permanence/transience
short timepermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
perpetuity · infinity · timelessness · forevermore · always
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