What Constitutes “a Short Time”?

In definition 4 of “coverage territory”  on the CG 00 01 12 04, part c. (2) indicates that coverage applies worldwide when a person is “away for a short time on your business” so long as the person's home is in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or Canada.

What is generally accepted as a “short” time?  If a construction contractor goes to Mexico for a month to perform construction operations (his normal business operation), is the definition capturing this exposure?

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