short time

noun

British

: a work schedule in which an employee works fewer hours than usual

The company hasn't laid anyone off, but a number of employees have been put on short time.

Examples of short time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But authorities say Merkt was seen parking the Tesla and walking into the convenience store at the gas station a short time before the three suspects pulled up in a Hyundai and one male walked inside of the same store. —

Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024 Life gave us this kind of full-circle experience in such a short time, which was crazy to go through. —

Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 Tonyan wasn’t incredibly productive in his short time with the Bears. —

Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024 Officers began making arrests a short time later, leading students away one at a time, with their hands zip-tied behind their backs. —

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024 For a short time, no one was able to leave the room. —

Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024 The 41-year-old driver stopped at a gas station a short time earlier when a man forced his way into the cab, police said. —

Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 Both men were taken to a hospital where one of them died a short time later. —

Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024 Deputies arrested Lechner a short time later, according to prosecutors. —

Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'short time.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.