The phrase "a brief dip" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a short decrease or decline in something, such as temperature, stock prices, or mood.
Example: "After a brief dip in sales during the winter months, the company saw a significant increase in revenue in the spring."
Alternatives: "a short decline" or "a quick drop".
After a brief dip, its shares rose 2percentnt in after-hours trading to $351.04.
A brief dip back into non-league, to provide an update on the curious goings on at York.
Ferrari had a brief dip in strength early last year before recovering to nearly win the drivers' title in the final race.
After a brief dip under Ms Tymoshenko, the economy is doing well, with GDP growing by over 7% a year, and incomes are rising.
Perhaps it is just a brief dip in energy, but mental fatigue, as well as physical, seems to have settled into their bones.
In the intervening decade, the industry, after a brief dip following the 2008 financial crash, had entered its hyperactive new phase.
The Associated Press news agency is the latest Western news organisation to fall victim to the Syrian Electronic Army's cyber war, with a false tweet about an explosion at the White House causing a sudden albeit brief dip in the Dow Jones index by up to 140 points.
This study was designed to determine the effects of aqueous 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) formulation applied as a brief, topical dip on the ripening of early ripening-stage tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. 'Florida 47') and avocado (Persea americana Mill. 'Hass') fruits.
There was a brief fatigue dip after his time with the US national team, but in Monterrey he was just spectacular, getting to any and all loose balls like he had radar for that kind of thing.
Consumer confidence, as our chart shows, is at its lowest in more than half a century (except for a brief sharp dip in 1980).Only twice since the 1920s has economic angst played such an important role in a presidential election and both the previous occasions make imperfect templates (see table).
Corkey reviewed free fatty acid infusion studies performed by Gunther Boden, in which hyperinsulinemia develops, with stable glucose levels after a brief initial dip.
