"short time" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-short time.wav
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  1. (human resources) A period of reduced workhours. Categories (topical): Human resources Synonyms: reduced time
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  2. (Southeast Asia, prostitution) A meeting with a sex worker that usually ends when ejaculation is reached. Categories (topical): Prostitution, Sex
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  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, time. Derived forms: short-time, short-timer Related terms: long time [sex, sexuality, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-short_time-en-noun-WpR6Wu3I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (reduced work hours): lyhennetty työaika (Finnish), gearr-am [masculine] (Irish)
Disambiguation of 'reduced work hours': 51 46 3

Alternative forms

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