i am short of time
101short-lived — [ˌʃo:t ˈlıvd US ˌʃo:rt ˈlaıvd] adj existing or happening for only a short time ▪ Our happiness was short lived …
102short-stay — adj [only before noun] BrE short stay hotels, car parks etc are places that you can stay for only a short time …
103short-range — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be used or be effective only over short distances. 2) of or over a short period of future time …
104short shrift — n. 1. Obs. a brief time granted a condemned person for religious confession and absolution before his execution 2. very little care or attention, as from lack of patience or sympathy make short shrift of to make short work of; dispose of quickly… …
105time slice — noun (computing) A predetermined maximum length of time during which each program is allowed to run • • • Main Entry: ↑time * * * n. Computing a short interval of time during which a computer or its central processor deals uninterruptedly with… …
106short-dat|ed — «SHRT DAY tihd», adjective. 1. falling due at an early date: »short dated bills, bonds, or notes. 2. having little time to run: »a short dated life or career …
107short-tim|er — «SHRT TY muhr», noun. a person who serves or works for a short time: »Soldiers near the end of their enlistment or draft period describe themselves as short timers, an old prison term (David Boroff) …
108Short Story (music) — Short Story is a piece for violin and piano composed by George Gershwin in 1927.Gershwin composed the duet from two other short works that premiered at the same time as his Three Preludes. He combined a section of the Novelette in Fourths and… …
109Short track speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics — Short track speed skating was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. Events were competed at the Max Bell Arena in Calgary. This was the only time in the Olympics that the short track venue was shared with curling.Medal table1500 …
110Time is the Traitor — is a science fiction short story by Alfred Bester originally published in 1953. It is included in the Bester anthologies The Dark Side of the Earth (1964) and Virtual Unrealities (1997). Warner Bros. bought the film rights to the story in 1998. [ …
