brief interval

collocation in English

meaningsofbriefandinterval

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brief
adjective
uk
/briːf/us
/briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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interval
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.tə.vəl/us
/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.vəl/
a period between two events ...
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(Definition ofbriefandintervalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrief interval

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It depends on whether the person expects thebriefintervalto be followed by more drinking.
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This could be the result of taking the same task for a second time after a relativelybriefinterval.
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After thatbriefintervalhas elapsed, the decay seems to be a regular exponential (fig. 9).
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I do not want to intervene for more than abriefinterval.
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I have been here since 1922, with abriefintervaloutside.
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I have attended the debate almost continuously, except for abriefinterval.
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That is the position in which we who object to going so fast and so far in thisbriefintervalfind ourselves.
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To prevent overcharging, operators are trained to disconnect promptly, and customers are advised to leave abriefintervalbetween successive calls.
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Many of the best employers are discovering that abriefintervalfor refreshments during the morning makes, in the long run, for efficiency.
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I was glad to see them if only for abriefinterval.
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My purpose now, having been present throughout the debate, apart from abriefintervalfor a little refreshment, is to reply briefly to what has been said from both sides.
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Abriefintervalof plate motion adjustment about 3.5 million years ago may have triggered the generation of basaltic magma along the descending plate edge.
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For this reason, reclosers are used to automatically re-connect after abriefinterval.
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But after abriefintervalwar broke out again.
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The lovers have abriefintervalof happiness.
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Thisbriefintervalof plate motion adjustment approximately 3.5 million years ago may have triggered the generation of basaltic magma along the descending plate edge.
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The circuit breaker resets itself after abriefinterval.
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After abriefintervalof open circuit these gases are eliminated or absorbed and the cell is again ready for operation.
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These limits may define a verybriefintervalfor effective vaccination of gilts that are bred before 7 months of age.
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