You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary.
Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging.
Synonyms: briefly, in essence, in a word, in a nutshell More Synonyms of in short
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in short in British English
a.
as a summary
b.
in a few words
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in short in American English
1.
in summing up; to summarize
2.
in a few words; briefly
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Examples of 'in short' in a sentence
in short
Now the kind of facts you want are in short supply.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The story in short was this.
Lisa Jardine THE CURIOUS LIFE OF ROBERT HOOKE: The Man who Measured London (2003)
He is demanding with his players and maybe that is better suited to a job where the contact is in shorter periods.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In short, style used to be a lot easier to fake.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In short he wants to tell them what to do, but not to run them.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The story is unfolded in short, tightly focused chapters.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
In short, you want to bury them under the patio.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In short, they want to hear what the big picture is for very critical issues.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In short, they want the same perks as civil servants.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In short, they want the best.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In short, he wants to win more than anyone you could name.
The Sun (2015)
In short, he wants it to run on you.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In short, it was for the bank to show that it lacked constructive notice of the impropriety of the relevant arrangements.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A genuine good news story, in short.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We don't know anything, in short.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
In short, it gives today's ministry a foundation that will stand the test of time.
Christianity Today (2000)
Provence is, in short, anything but a theme park of itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In short, anything goes as long as you're presentable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It makes the best-known sound, like a sewing machine being used in short bursts.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
All related terms of 'in short'
in short order
without delay ; quickly
in short supply
If something is in short supply , there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
in the short run
as the immediate outcome of a series of events, etc
to be in short trousers
to be a little boy
in the long run
If you talk about what will happen in the long run , you are saying what you think will happen over a long period of time in the future . If you talk about what will happen in the short run , you are saying what you think will happen in the near future.
in the long term
You use the expressions in the long term , in the short term , and in the medium term to talk about what will happen over a long period of time, over a short period of time, and over a medium period of time.
Chinese translation of 'in short'
in short
简(簡)而言之 (jiǎn ér yán zhī)
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Nearby words of
in short
in sequence
in settlement of our account
in shadow
in short
in short order
in shorthand
in sight
All related terms of 'in short'
in short order
迅速地 xùnsù de
in the short run
从(從)短期看 cóng duǎnqī kàn
food is in short supply
食品供应(應)不足 shípǐn gōngyìng bùzú
in the short/long term
短/长(長)期 duǎn/chángqī
in a short space of time
( from now ) 片刻后(後) piànkè hòu
(phrase)
Definition
briefly
In short, it is a treaty that everyone should be pleased with.
Synonyms
briefly
There are four alternatives; they are described briefly below.