1. in short - Adverb
2. in short - Phrase
in a concise manner; in a few words
Source: WordNetMan is the only one that knows nothing, that can learn nothing without being taught. He can neither speak nor walk nor eat, and in short he can do nothing at the prompting of nature only, but weep. Pliny the Elder
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be. Ben Jonson
Any society which gives lip-service to the idea of equal opportunity is going to generate jealousy of others who are better off than you are, even if the thing that's in short supply can't be carved up and shared without destroying it. John Brunner
China, in short has the potential to be considerably more powerful than even the United States. John Mearsheimer
I was too green to know that all cynicism masks a failure to cope – an impotence, in short and to despise all effort is the greatest effort of all... John Fowles
3. It is said that the I-activity is the root of all activities. From where the I-thought emerges, that in short is the heart. Ramana Maharshi