经过短时间的商榷

after brief consultations

他同那个组织有过短时间的联系。

He was briefly associated with that organization.

经过短时期的追求，他便赢得了她的芳心。

He won her heart after a brief courtship.

＂由于他的思想和行动，曾蹲过短时间的监狱。＂

For his ideas and actions, he went to jail for a short time.