short run

noun

: a relatively brief period of time
often used in the phrase in the short run
short-run adjective

Examples of short run in a Sentence

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Joe Mixon was stripped on a short run by Tony Jefferson, who also recovered the ball. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025 At the end of the month, Great Grandpa will play a short run of shows on the East Coast, with two California dates lined up in March, too. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025 Pi Year: 1998 Run Time: 84 minutes Director: Darren Aronofsky Like Primer (which appears earlier on this list), Darren Aronofsky’s debut Pi is a film whose short run time and low budget belie an almost unbelievable amount of complexity. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 Uygur, the co-host of the progressive online show The Young Turks, had a short run for president in the past election cycle. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for short run 

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of short run was in 1879

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“Short run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20run. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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