Very little time to look (5)
I believe the answer is:
scant
'very little' is the definition.
(scant means very little or not much)
'time to look' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'look' becomes 'scan' (I've seen this before).
't' after 'scan' is 'SCANT'.
(Other definitions for scant that I've seen before include "In short supply" , "Reduce" , "Minimal (amount)" , "Limited, inadequate" , "Cursory" .)