Collocations for short - adj.
1. not measuring much from one end to the other
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
comparatively, relatively
a relatively short distance of 50 to 100 miles
comparatively, relatively
a relatively short distance of 50 to 100 miles
2. not lasting a long time
VERBS
be,
feel,
seem
become, get
The days are getting shorter and shorter.
become, get
The days are getting shorter and shorter.
make sth
keep sth
Do you mind if we keep the meeting short?
keep sth
Do you mind if we keep the meeting short?
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
remarkably, surprisingly
reasonably
comparatively, relatively
It was all over in a relatively short space of time.
remarkably, surprisingly
reasonably
comparatively, relatively
It was all over in a relatively short space of time.
mercifully
The interview was mercifully short.
The interview was mercifully short.
tragically
a young woman whose life was cut tragically short
a young woman whose life was cut tragically short
3. not having enough of what is needed
VERBS
be,
look
Our team was one player short.
Our team was one player short.
become,
get
We're getting short of funds.
We're getting short of funds.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
If space is very short, that door can be moved.
If space is very short, that door can be moved.
terribly,
woefully
His performance was woefully short of conviction.
United looked terribly short of menace in attack.
His performance was woefully short of conviction.
United looked terribly short of menace in attack.
a little,
slightly,
etc.
Short is used with these nouns:
account, acquaintance, address, answer, arm, article, ball, bang, bark, beak, bibliography, biography, blast, break, breath, breather, burst, call, career, ceremony, chase, chat, chimney, circuit, climb, clip, coat, conversation, cord, corner, corridor, course, crack, cut, delay, description, detour, distance, diversion, document, dress, drive, duration, excerpt, excursion, extract, fiction, film, flight, fuse, gap, gasp, grass, guide, hair, haircut, handle, haul, honeymoon, illness, interruption, interval, introduction, journey, labour, laugh, layover, lease, leg, letter, life, lifetime, limb, line, list, man, meeting, memory, message, monologue, month, nail, nap, neck, note, notice, odds, order, overview, pants, paragraph, pass, passage, pause, period, piece, poem, prayer, puff, questionnaire, résumé, rally, range, ration, recess, recession, reply, report, respite, rest, review, ride, route, run, section, sentence, sequence, session, shorts, siesta, silence, sketch, skirt, sleep, sleeve, slope, sock, solo, space, span, speech, spell, sprint, statement, stature, stay, stem, stick, stint, stop, story, stretch, stride, strike, stroke, stroll, summary, sword, syllable, tail, talk, temper, tenure, term, time, trek, trip, trousers, tunnel, update, vacation, version, visit, vowel, wait, walk, wall, war, wavelength, way, week, while, whistle, wing, year
account, acquaintance, address, answer, arm, article, ball, bang, bark, beak, bibliography, biography, blast, break, breath, breather, burst, call, career, ceremony, chase, chat, chimney, circuit, climb, clip, coat, conversation, cord, corner, corridor, course, crack, cut, delay, description, detour, distance, diversion, document, dress, drive, duration, excerpt, excursion, extract, fiction, film, flight, fuse, gap, gasp, grass, guide, hair, haircut, handle, haul, honeymoon, illness, interruption, interval, introduction, journey, labour, laugh, layover, lease, leg, letter, life, lifetime, limb, line, list, man, meeting, memory, message, monologue, month, nail, nap, neck, note, notice, odds, order, overview, pants, paragraph, pass, passage, pause, period, piece, poem, prayer, puff, questionnaire, résumé, rally, range, ration, recess, recession, reply, report, respite, rest, review, ride, route, run, section, sentence, sequence, session, shorts, siesta, silence, sketch, skirt, sleep, sleeve, slope, sock, solo, space, span, speech, spell, sprint, statement, stature, stay, stem, stick, stint, stop, story, stretch, stride, strike, stroke, stroll, summary, sword, syllable, tail, talk, temper, tenure, term, time, trek, trip, trousers, tunnel, update, vacation, version, visit, vowel, wait, walk, wall, war, wavelength, way, week, while, whistle, wing, year