To last for a small duration of time. Antonym of "take long". Logically, if something can "take long", it should also be able to "take short". "For short", "be short", and "last short" are similar.
This homework should take short.
I will only be here for short.
George said he'd be short, but he still isn't here.
Liz Truss's premiership lasted short.
I will only be here for short.
George said he'd be short, but he still isn't here.
Liz Truss's premiership lasted short.
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I want you to die, by falling off a pier. Hence if you take a long walk off a short peir, you will fall off the edge.
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We gotta walk not crawl or else take a fall /
What used to be just hopes and thoughts /
are now in effect, and we can't take shorts. (Big Daddy Kane, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now")
What used to be just hopes and thoughts /
are now in effect, and we can't take shorts. (Big Daddy Kane, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now")
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Oliver: Let's take the shortcut.
Oliver: Let's take the shortcut.
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He was the one who ran that project that the temps screwed up, so now he's the one who has to take it in the shorts.
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