A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AFTS

Thu, 27 Apr '23
Some times, in brief
Sat, 17 Dec '22
Informal times of day
Sun, 18 Sep '22
P.M. times
Wed, 24 Aug '22
P.M. times
Wed, 15 Dec '21
Followers of morns
Tue, 24 Aug '21
Periods just past noon, informally
Mon, 8 Feb '21
Times before eves, in ads