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Difference between Short hours and Small hours

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short hours—

1. hours that seem to pass very quickly:

  • Young or old, guy or girl, thick or thin, we’ll teach you to windsurf in a few short hours.

2. the early hours of the morning after midnight:

  • The monks prayed in the minster till the long hours passed into the short.

small hours —(also: wee hours) = short hours 2:

  • He invited friends home, who used to come at ten o’clock, and begin to get happy about the small hours.

See also: short time / small time.