短時間

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 短時間 is read as たんじかん and is a noun meaning a short period of time available for or taken by an action.
• Basic usage: Finishing within a short period appears in 短時間で片付ける, while something possible even in that period appears in 短時間でも味が染みる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• で and でも
  • 短時間で says a result occurs within the short period, while 短時間でも emphasizes that it is possible despite the limited time.
• Difference from しばらく
  • しばらく means an unspecified while, whereas 短時間 explicitly states that the duration is short.