keep sth short
Frequency: 7.040.1 per million words
To ensure something does not last a long time.
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Examples (10)
- Let's keep this short and to the point.
- The speaker was asked to keep his presentation short due to time constraints.
- We need to keep the meeting short because everyone has other commitments.
- Can you keep your answers short for the quiz?
- The director wants us to keep the film editing short and impactful.
- Try to keep the interruption short so we don't lose our flow.
- She decided to keep her holiday short and visit again later.
- It's best to keep the explanation short for younger children.
- We had to keep the training session short due to an unexpected emergency.
- Please keep your phone calls short when using the office line.