short of

preposition

: other than

especially : of a lesser degree than

had few options short of replacing the motor

Examples of short of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

HubSpot – Shares fell more than 8% after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue guidance came up short of expectations. — Davis Giangiulio,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

Cooper and Alex Singleton stopped Johnson short of the first-round marker and there was a flag on the play. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

This is an hour longer for the glasses compared with the second-generation model, but far short of the 12 hours the camera-free Audio glasses can run. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

There is no way to get rid of the fungus short of repotting the plant and removing all traces of the old potting mix. — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for short of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove