Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortening time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: short-en-ing -time
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A court order in response to the motion of a party to a lawsuit, allowing a motion or other legal matter to be set at a time shorter than provided by law or court rules.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

shortening times (plural)

Questions

What does shortening time mean?: A court order in response to the motion of a party to a lawsuit, allowing a motion or other legal matter to be set at a time shorter than provided by law or court rules.

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