From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishin shortin shortSUMMARIZEused when you want to give the main point of something Carter hoped for greater trust between the two nations, more trade, more cultural exchanges – in short, a genuine peace. → short
Examples from the Corpus
in short• In short, the better a parent you are during the first 18 years, the better friends you'll be later.• In short, the project is just too expensive.• In short, the report says that more money should be spent on education. 