definitions

short-run

[ shawrt-ruhn ]
/ ˈʃɔrtˌrʌn /

adjective

happening or presented for a short period of time: a short-run motion picture.

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RELATED WORDS

fleeting, ephemeral, brief, transitory, temporary, short-term, momentary, evanescent, fly-by-night, fugitive, impermanent, passing, quick, short, transient, fugacious, deciduous, short-haul

Nearby words

short-laid, short-list, short-lived, short-order, short-range, short-run, short-sheet, short-sighted, short-spoken, short-staffed, short-tailed shearwater

Origin of short-run

First recorded in 1935–40
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Idioms and Phrases with short run

short run

see under long run.

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