Hospital stay was quite short.

Meaning: The patient didn't have to stay in the hospital for a long time.

Choice of Words: Hospital is a place where people go for medical treatment, stay means to remain in a place, quite means very or to a great degree, short means not long in duration. Together, they describe a brief period of time spent in a hospital.

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Time in hospital was rather brief.

Meaning: This means that the time spent in the hospital was not very long.

Choice of Words: Time is the duration of existence. Hospital is a building where people go to get medical help. Rather is an adverb that means to some extent or degree. Brief means short in duration.

Hospital visit was quite short-lived.

Meaning: This means that the time spent in the hospital was not very long.

Choice of Words: Hospital is a building where people go to get medical help. Visit means to go to a place for a short time. Short-lived means lasting for a short time.

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