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What does in short mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word in short? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. As a summary; as a shortened version of what has been told or what would have been told.
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Her red hair waved in short curls around the small face and Lully's baby fat made her features look even more human.
Since wars had to be paid for, governments needed a war chest, particularly as their tax base was narrow and financial credit in short supply.
It was, in short, the most commendable piece of undercover journalism on our televisions for some time.
The worst-case scenario for an employer would be for the whole 13 weeks of unpaid leave to be taken in short bursts at short notice.
Drawing and redrawing a line through the ashes, the stiletto operates in short bursts of activity after remaining still for long periods of time.
The trick is to crush the grapes gently, then in short order, rack the juice off to a fermentation tank.

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