| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SPLITSECOND | Very short time | |
| SPLIT SECOND | Very short time (5,6) | |
| NONCE | A very short time | |
| EPHEMERAL | Lasting a very short time | |
| INSTANT | Very short space of time | |
| TRANSIENT | Lasting for a very short time | |
| SEC | Started electric current in a very short time | |
| SHORT | Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath. | |
| MOMENTARY | Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang. | |
| TRICE | A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase in a trice. | |
| MINUTE | Short time | |
| CROP | Cut very short | |
| MINI | Very short skirt | |
| MOMENTS | A short time | |
| INCHES | Crawls very short distances | |
| BYANDBY | In a short time | |
| YONKS | A very long time | |
| YEARS | A very long time | |
| BRIEFLY | For a short time | |
| RECENTLY | A short time ago | |
| YESTERDAY | A short time ago | |
| NANOSECOND | Short amount of time | |
| AWHILE | For a short time | |
| INSTANTS | Very small time periods | |
| ANON | In a short time | |