come up short en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of fall short.
"Avanti has never employed enough drivers to deliver the services it has promised. That is why, every day this year, the company has come up short."
2023 April 5, “Network News: Conservatives accused of "rewarding Avanti's failure"”, in RAIL, number 980, page 6:The register kept coming up short every time they closed it out.
They kept coming up short every time they closed out the register.
She fished in her purse for more quarters but came up short.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| come up short | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| comes up short | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| came up short | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| coming up short | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
come out ahead · come away with · come up roses · come up with snake eyes · come up with