in short
Example Sentences
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The increase in the amount of money that shoppers spent over a six-month period after an online retailer informed them that an item was in short supply, new research found.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Every component of the AI buildout — power, silicon, steel, water — is in short supply and getting more expensive.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
And today the "spirit of Anchorage" is in short supply.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The builder’s 2,834 signed contracts came in short of the roughly 2,898 consensus had expected.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Particle physics, in short, is a hugely expensive enterprise–but it is a productive one.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
