noun
[ U ] ( BrE ) if workers are put on short time , they work for fewer hours than usual, because there is not enough work to do or not enough money to pay them
noun
[ U ] ( BrE ) if workers are put on short time , they work for fewer hours than usual, because there is not enough work to do or not enough money to pay them
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005