short-staffed
adjective/ˌʃɔːt ˈstɑːft/
/ˌʃɔːrt ˈstæft/
[not usually before noun]- having fewer members of staff than you need or usually have synonym short-handed
- We’re short-staffed at the moment because a lot of people are off sick.
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