short and sweet

adjective

Efficiently brief in duration, especially when referring to a task that becomes unpleasant when prolonged.

“The staff meeting was short and sweet today.”

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Meanings

adjectiveshort and sweet (comparative more short and sweet or shorter and sweeter, superlative most short and sweet or shortest and sweetest)

comparative more short and sweet · comparative shorter and sweeter · superlative most short and sweet · superlative shortest and sweetest

  1. Efficiently brief in duration, especially when referring to a task that becomes unpleasant when prolonged.

    The staff meeting was short and sweet today.

    1 more example

    Our conversation was short and sweet / It nearly swept me off-a my feet

    1975, Bob Dylan, “You're a Big Girl Now”, in Blood on the Tracks

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedealt with very quickly; to the point

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish krótki i węzłowaty, krótki i zwięzły
  • krótki i węzłowatyTranslations
  • krótki i zwięzłyTranslations
Spanish breve y agradable
  • breve y agradableTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

short and sweet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20and%20sweet

MLA

“short and sweet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20and%20sweet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short and sweet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20and%20sweet.

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