Short period
Term and short period are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun phrase "Short period".
Term
Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.
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While this worked well as a stop-gap it was uneconomical for long term use since changing rail gauge is so simple — just unspike the rail, shift it three and a half inches, and spike it back down—that a relatively small crew could regauge an entire line in a remarkably short period of time.
Source: Just Train Wrong
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