Short
Short adjective - Not lasting for a considerable time.
Usage example: fortunately for those of us in the hot sun, the graduation speech was short and to the point
Transitory is a synonym for short in brief topic. In some cases you can use "Transitory" instead an adjective "Short".
Transitory
Transitory adjective - Lasting only for a short time.
Usage example: a transitory panic struck me when I realized that we had left the baby in the car
Short is a synonym for transitory in brief topic. You can use "Short" instead an adjective "Transitory", if it concerns topics such as temporary.
Mutual synonyms
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Transitory and Short. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/short/transitory
Short & Transitory. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/short/transitory>.
Transitory or Short. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/short/transitory.
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