Little
Little adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.
Short time and little are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short time" instead an adverb "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Short time
Little and short time are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Little" instead an adverb phrase "Short time".
Both terms in one sentence
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After a short time acting and living as a sophisticate (helped very little by the size of her dinner portion), Applejack started to feel uncomfortable and homesick.
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Famous Last Words: "The horror... the horror..." Foil: Kurtz is in the story for only a short time and there's little to suggest his motivations or internal conflicts.
Source: Literature / Heart of Darkness -
House of Many Ways features a little white dog who is actually named Waif, who had been living with Charmain's great-uncle William (Wizard Norland) for a short time.
Source: Mystical Waif
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