| Subject | English | Russian |
| sec.sys. | curry out a series of massive blows within a short period of time to emphasize that violence is endless | произвести серию массивных ударов за короткий период времени, чтобы наглядно показать, что насилию нет конца |
| construct. | Quick-setting portland cement acquires strength within a short period of time | Быстротвердеющий портландцемент набирает прочность в сжатые сроки |
| Makarov. | this problem should be solved within a short space of time | данную проблему необходимо разрешить за короткий срок |
| cliche. | within a relatively short period of time | за сравнительно короткий период времени (If the petroglyphs were made within a relatively short period of time, they may tell a story, said James Dodd, a researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark and the Tanums Hällristningsmuseum's Rock Art Research Centre Underslös in Sweden.  livescience.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | within a relatively short period of time | за относительно короткий промежуток времени (CNN, 2019 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | within a relatively short period of time | за сравнительно короткий срок (CNN, 2019 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | within a short period of time | вскоре (Дима З.) |
| cliche. | within a short space of time | за короткое время (Within that short space of time these things usually are sorted out. – За это короткое время обычно всё становится на свои места. ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | within a short space of time | вскорости (Several locals, including members of the fire department, went out to investigate the scene and found an odd acorn-shaped object the size of a small car with strange writing on its surface. Within a short space of time there were reports of an intense military presence at the crash site with army officials ordering civilians away from the scene while the object was being loaded onto a truck. unexplained-mysteries.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | within a short space of time | вскоре (Several locals, including members of the fire department, went out to investigate the scene and found an odd acorn-shaped object the size of a small car with strange writing on its surface. Within a short space of time there were reports of an intense military presence at the crash site with army officials ordering civilians away from the scene while the object was being loaded onto a truck. unexplained-mysteries.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | within a short time | в короткие сроки (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a short time | в короткий срок (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a short time | за короткий период времени (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a short time | за короткий срок (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a short time | за непродолжительное время (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a short time | через короткое время ("People who use cocaine often take it in binges–taking the drug repeatedly within a short time, at increasingly higher doses–to maintain their high." drugabuse.gov ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | within a short time | в сжатые сроки (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a short time | за недолгое время (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a short time | за короткое время (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a short time | в краткие сроки (Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | within a shorter period of time | в более короткий срок (Elina Semykina) |
| comp., MS | within a very short span of time | за очень короткий промежуток времени (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | within a very short time | в кратчайшие сроки (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within a very short time | в самые короткие сроки (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | within as short a time as possible | в кратчайшие сроки (emirates42) |
| gen. | within as short a time as possible | в минимально возможные сроки (Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | within such a short time frame | в столь короткие сроки (ArcticFox) |
