a very short time
Examples
In a very short time the army of Northern Virginia was face to face with the Army of the Potomac.
I heard a voice saying to me: "You do well to fast: soon you will depart for your home country." And again, a very short time later, there was a voice prophesying: "Behold, your ship is ready."
I think a benefit is that we try to put it up in a short time. From the decision to do this mission until we fly, it's six months and one week or so, so it's a very short time.
In my mum's day, you needed to be beautiful for a very short time to catch your man. It didn't start at six and go on until you're 75, right?
They're like a selling product. They make something in a very short time and then they intend to be the very best in the world. Of course this is nothing I admire.