'Short' in the Bible

But a certain man, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while,

So they set out, being accompanied for a short distance by some other members of the Church; and as they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told the whole story of the conversion of the Gentiles and inspired all the brethren with great joy.

For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose and plan of God.

But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.

Then Festus replied [that] Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and [he] himself was about to go [there] in a short time.

A short time after this, Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay a complimentary visit to Festus;

Agrippa replied to Paul, “In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian.”

And Paul said, “I would wish to God, that whether in a short or long time, not only you, but also all who hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these chains.”

So they hove the lead and found twenty fathoms of water; and after a short time they hove again and found fifteen fathoms.