Similar words: run short of, in short, in short supply, short of, in order to, be short of, fall short of, nothing short of. Meaning: adv. without delay.
31. Halfway through the party my wife became ill and we had to leave in short order.
32. Please fetch me a spanner , and in short order.
33. In short order the San Diego Zoo's arborist arrived to assess the situation.
34. But in short order , scientists worldwide would be utterly depressed.
More similar words: run short of, in short, in short supply, short of, in order to, be short of, fall short of, nothing short of, short of breath, short story, horde, order, to order, in order, border, on order, short, orderly, ordered, shorts, out of order, preorder, ordering, border on, tall order, disorder, in order of, shorten, shortly, camcorder.