the short run

: 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 go faster than a walk

: to move at a fast gallop

: flee, retreat, escape

: an act or the action of running : continued rapid movement

: a quickened gallop

: a migration of fish (as up or down a river) especially to spawn

: being in a melted state

: made from molten material : cast in a mold

: having made a migration or spawning run