short
adverb /ʃɔːt/
/ʃɔːrt/ Definition
› before the arranged or expected time or place: We wanted to explain the plans fully, but the chairman stopped us short, as there were other important matters to discuss.Early
(Definition of short adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be up with the lark idiom
- better late than never idiom
- early adjective, adverb
- early bird noun
- first ordinal number, determiner
- ill-timed adjective
- in good time idiom
- mistime verb
- postdate verb (WRITE DATE)
- premature adjective
- schedule noun
- the early bird catches the worm idiom
- turn into a pumpkin idiom
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