in short supply

: having little length

: not tall or high : low

: not extended in time : brief

: in a curt manner

: for or during a brief time

: at a disadvantage : unawares

: the sum and substance : upshot

: a short syllable

: a short sound or signal

: short-circuit

: shortchange, cheat

: to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices

: to add as a supplement

: to provide for : satisfy

: to make available for use : provide

: assistance, succor

: reinforcements

: a member of the clergy filling a vacant pulpit temporarily