‣ shortage shortcome, inlaik. ‣ shorten (clothes) dock; (of daylight hours) creep in. ‣ shortly shortlins, eenoo, ivnoo. ‣ shortbread shortie. ‣ short cut near cut. ‣ short-tempered short i the trot, short i the pile. ‣ a short time a short NORTH-EAST, a wee, a whilie, a fylie NORTH-EAST. ‣ a short time ago short (sin)syne, short ago, nae lang syne. ‣ in a short time shortlins, in a wee. |
‣ time-wasting footerie, scutterie NORTH-EAST. ‣ time-wasting occupation footer, scutter. ‣ old times lang syne, lang seen NORTH-EAST. ‣ this time this. ‣ a long time (from the present) yon time. ‣ a long time ago lang syne. ‣ a short time a bittie, a wee (bit), a (wee) whilie, a (wee) filie NORTH-EAST. ‣ a short time ago nae lang syne. ‣ in a short time the noo, eenoo, ivnoo NORTH-EAST. ‣ at the present time eenoo, the noo, ivnoo NORTH-EAST. ‣ at an unspecified time yon time: He'll no be hame till yon time; She's been here since yon time. ‣ by the time that gin. ‣ from time to time noo(s) an than(s) NORTH-EAST. ‣ in the course of time or in time throu time. ‣ at that time thae days. ‣ since that time (sin)syne. ‣ some time ago while-syne. |