come up short

phrase

: to not go far enough : be insufficient

The shot came up short of the target.

The state education budget came up short last year.

Examples of come up short in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since 1937, 30 women had tried 47 times to win a Triple Crown race, only to come up short. — Joe Drape, New York Times, 10 June 2023

The conference had sent Oklahoma to the CFP four times and four times the Sooners had come up short. — Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2023

Doug Mastriano, an election denier running for governor under the MAGA banner, looks likely to come up short against the moderate Democrat Josh Shapiro. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022

If the Beavers come up short, there’s probably not enough time to catch and pass the Cardinal as Oregon State ultimately did. — oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2022

Rhymes for come up short

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort