The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SHORTTERM which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2012.
Covering a brief period of time crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SHORTTERM | 100 % | 9 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Covering a brief period of time
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- temporary
 - transient
 - ephemeral
 - fleeting
 - deciduous
 - transience
 - evanescent
 - information management
 - fleetingly
 - transitory
 - polar coordinates
 - fugitive
 
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