Brief
Brief adjective - Not lasting for a considerable time.
Usage example: fortunately, the meeting was brief
Everlasting is an antonym for brief.
Everlasting
Both words in one sentence
- Since then, Strahd has enjoyed everlasting life and absolute control over his homeland, though every generation, Tatyana is reborn among the populace, where she inevitably attracts Strahd's attention, is courted for a brief period, and is killed in some gruesome fashion without fail.
Source: The Punishment
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