He knew the body would be found within a short amount of time.

The station became very popular in a short amount of time.

History would be made in that short amount of time.

"We've got a lot to go over in a short amount of time."

Not when we've accomplished so much in such a short amount of time.

They then have a short amount of time in which to guess what the word is.

They are expected to use only very short amounts of time.

Yes, independent music has certainly come a long way in a short amount of time.

The procedure itself will take a short amount of time, perhaps 20 minutes to a half hour at most.

A thousand things could go wrong in that short amount of time.