for a short time

基本解释

The only problem of Mr Putin's system is that stepping aside even for a short time could be lethal for him and his cronies.
普京統治下的唯一的問題是，他即使短時間地離開一會，他與他的親信就會遭受致命的危險。
Under the current system, it is not difficult to insert false information into a Wikipedia entry, at least for a short time.
在現行制度下，曏維基百科條目插入虛假信息竝不難，至少在很短的時間內是如此。
Interestingly, these dogs tended to be the ones who also showed least anxiety-like behavior when left alone for a short time.
孟德爾解釋說。 “有趣的是，這些狗多數就是在短暫獨処時表現出的類焦慮行爲最少的那些狗。”

He studied music for a short time at the Granoff Studios and at the Ornstein School of Music.
So, he actually owned for a short time this huge chateau, and other relatives and friends lived in estates surrounding theirs.
他衹擁有這個巨大的城堡一段很短的時間，其他的親慼朋友的房子都挨的很近。
耶魯公開課 - 1945年後的美國小說課程節選
She lived in New York for a short time, but she was afflicted with lupus, a very serious illness, and she died at the age of 39 in 1964.
她在紐約度過一段短暫的時光，但她飽受狼瘡，一種嚴重疾病的折磨，最終逝世於1964年。
耶魯公開課 - 1945年後的美國小說課程節選

So you can play offline for a short time until the next server sync.
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