There was a shortperiod of uneasy calm after the riot.
动乱之后是令人不安的短暂平静。
《牛津词典》
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I have never seen such a seismic shift in public opinion in such a shortperiod of time.
我从来没有见过公众舆论在这么短的时间内发生如此突然的转变。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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In the case of Facebook, the company says data may hang around until the URL in question is reused, which is usually "after a shortperiod of time", though obviously that time can vary considerably.