A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SEC

Sun, 21 Jul '24
Flash
Wed, 10 Jul '24
Moment, informally
Fri, 31 May '24
"One ___ …"
Sun, 12 May '24
Triple ___
Sun, 28 Apr '24
Brief instant
Sun, 17 Mar '24
Brut-ish?
Thu, 1 Feb '24
1/3,600th of a deg.
Mon, 21 Aug '23
Jiffy
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Brief moment
Mon, 26 Jun '23
Brief unit of time: Abbr.
Sun, 26 Feb '23
Jiffy
Tue, 10 Jan '23
Fraction of a min.
Thu, 18 Aug '22
Jiffy
Sat, 2 Jul '22
Tick or tock
Sat, 18 Jun '22
Brief bit
Wed, 6 Apr '22
Fleeting moment
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Instant, informally
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Little bit of time
Sat, 13 Nov '21
See 5-Down
Tue, 10 Aug '21
Dry, as wine
Thu, 20 May '21
Heartbeat
Fri, 19 Mar '21
Bit of time
Fri, 8 Jan '21
Jiffy