ショートタイム

noun

reduced-period procedure; curtailed operation

Wasei-eigo term for a shortened or abbreviated version of a regular procedure, schedule, or operation. Often used in contexts like shortened work hours, abbreviated events, or limited-time services.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from short time

• 今日きょうはショートタイム営えい業ぎょうなので、早はやめに来きてください。

  Today we have shortened business hours, so please come early.

• 会かい議ぎはショートタイムで終おわった。

  The meeting ended in a short time.

noun

short homeroom

School-specific term for a brief homeroom period held at the beginning and end of the school day, often for announcements and attendance.

• ショートタイムで今日きょうの連れん絡らく事じ項こうを伝つたえた。

  I conveyed today's announcements during short homeroom.