short-handed
adjective/ˌʃɔːt ˈhændɪd/
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈhændɪd/
[not usually before noun]- not having as many workers or people who can help as you need synonym short-staffed
- I’m sorry about the delay—we’re rather short-handed today.
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