Having little length; See examples of short used in a sentence. Which is your favorite?

Small in length, distance, or height: Used to say that a name is used as a shorter form of…. Learn more. If you’ve locked the screen, sliding the keyboard out automatically unlocks, and if the keyboard is out for a short time don’t know what a ’short time’ is yet, the screen will re-lock when the keyboard is stowed. Short, brief are opposed to long, and indicate slight extent or duration. Short may imply duration but is also applied to physical distance and certain purely spatial relations: A short journey.

Short, brief are opposed to long, and indicate slight extent or duration. Short may imply duration but is also applied to physical distance and certain purely spatial relations: A short journey.