'Short' in the Bible

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.

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

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