Short time is a term used to describe a period of time that is relatively brief. The crossword solutions for this term include SEC (3 letters), SECOND (6 letters), INSTANT (7 letters), MINUTE (6 letters), BIT (3 letters), MIN (3 letters), JIFF (4 letters), SPELL (5 letters), TRICE (5 letters), MOMENT (6 letters), and MATTEROFSECONDS (15 letters). Each of these words can be used to describe a short period of time, ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes.