short time

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt tahym]
- /ʃɔrt taɪm/
- /ʃɔːt taɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt tahym]
- /ʃɔrt taɪm/

Definitions of short time words

noun 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. 1
noun short time brief period 1
phrase short time If workers are put on short time, they are asked to work fewer hours than the normal working week, because their employer can not afford to pay them a full-time wage. 0
noun 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 0

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Parts of speech for Short time

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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short time popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for short time

noun short time

bat an eye — Alternative form of bat an eyelid.
min — a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
mo — moment (def 1).
mos — Metal Oxide Semiconductor
minute — the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.

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