Others who want to graduate in three years must pay for the same education as four-year students, but in a shorter period of time.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The higher frequencies take a lot shorter time to clear.

频率越高,消失也就越快

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

The amount of time that each chord is holding is getting shorter and shorter and shorter as we drive into that cadence.

每个和弦持续的时间变得越来越短,越来越短，将我们带进这一段音乐的终止式。

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Now here are some differences: the older patients were given adjuvant chemotherapy in weaker doses and for a shorter period of time.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

Yeah. Log. It's a good think, but why do you think it's log? Ah-ha. It's not a bad instinct, the length is getting shorter each time, but what's one of the characteristics of a log algorithm? It drops in half each time.

对了，对数，这是个好想法,但是你们为什么认为是对数呢？,啊哈，这样的本能不错，每次长度都会缩小些,但是对数算法的特性是什么。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

He adds that the newer version has a shorter launch time, better deterrent capability, and that it is a two-stage rocket using solid fuel that is highly maneuverable.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18