one's early days; a little while
Literary word for a short period of time, often referring to one's youth or a brief moment. Rare in everyday speech; more common in written or formal contexts.
少時の思い出を語る。
He talks about memories of his early days.
少時、空を
For a little while, I gazed at the sky.
Compound of 少 (shō, 'few, little') and 時 (ji, 'time'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in classical and literary Japanese to mean a short period or one's youth.