Not long
Short
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- It works, but the power-up lasts a critically short time, and Skids dies not long after, hating himself for what he did.
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In the novel, fairies have extremely short lifespans and Tinker Bell died of old age not long after the Darling children's adventures.
Source: Literature / Peter Pan -
Hilarity Ensues.The short was made not long after Walt lost the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, drawn and animated entirely by Ub Iwerks in two weeks notice.
Source: Western Animation / Plane Crazy
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