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