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short time

NOUN
minute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
moment second
STRONG
MO breath crack flash instant jiffy min sec shake twinkling
WEAK
bat of an eye nothing flat sixtieth of hour sixty seconds split second

Example Sentences

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Donald Trump used the opportunity to call that press conference in the Brady Briefing Room a short time later.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Seymour spent most of his short time in the Senate in triage mode.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Musk's legal team highlighted a 2017 entry in Brockman's personal journal reasoning that it would be lying if Altman publicly asserted OpenAI would stay a nonprofit but became a corporation a short time later.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

A single dominant trait can reshape competition and alter the balance within a species in a short time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

We are coming up with an alternative plan, if Your Majesty will give us just a short time to do so.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin