short time

  • 1short time — UK US noun [U] (UK HR ► a situation in which workers work fewer hours or days than usual because there is not much work to do: on short time »Hundreds of people in the company are now on short time. »A few weeks ago several Japanese car factories …

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  • 2short time — short time, adj. 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. * * * …

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  • 3short-time — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase short time : of, relating to, or limited to a short period of time * * * shortˈ time adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑short * * * …

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  • 4short time —    a single act of copulation    Prostitutes jargon for a contact with few preliminaries and no sequel. Also as short session(s):     The price for a short time with massage stayed the same. (Theroux, 1973)     She s short sessions. Never lets a… …

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  • 5short time — noun be on short time BrE a factory or office that is on short time is operating for less than the usual number of hours or days: Workers were put on short time because raw materials were scarce …

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  • 6Short Time — Infobox Film name = Short Time image size = 200px caption = Promotional movie poster for the film director = Gregg Champion producer = Michael Borofsky Bruce McNall Joe Wizan writer = John Blumenthal Michael Berry starring = Dabney Coleman Matt… …

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  • 7short-time — Philippine English Used to describe a short time stay (2 to 3 hours) at a love hotel for sex …

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  • 8short-time (working) — short time ( working) ˌshort time (ˈworking) noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES when workers work less than the usual number of hours or days, because of a lack of orders or materials: • Bosses admit that short time working at the car plant… …

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  • 9Short Time Constant — ist in einem Radargerät eine Baugruppe zur Unterdrückung von Störsignalen, insbesondere Störungen von Wettererscheinungen. Diese Funktion wird in manchen amerikanischen Publikationen auch Fast Time Constant (FTC) genannt. Die Baugruppe vergleicht …

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  • 10Short time duty — The short time duty (or short time operation) indicates an operating mode of increased performance but for a shorter length of time. Commonly it is also referred to the maximum load (the performance) at which and the related maximum length of… …

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