make sth short
Frequency: 6.525.8 per million words
To cause something to not last a long time.
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Examples (10)
- Let's make this meeting short as we're all busy.
- The director decided to make the film's running time short to appeal to a wider audience.
- We need to make our presentation short and to the point.
- Could you make the explanation short? I'm in a hurry.
- They tried to make their stay in the city as short as possible.
- The company aims to make customer service response times short and efficient.
- He wanted to make his apology short and sincere.
- The teacher asked the students to make their essays short and concise.
- We will make the detour short to avoid traffic.
- The manager decided to make the training session short due to time constraints.