This is the 12684th most frequent Russian word.
короткий
Short.
The word 'короткий' here is used to describe the physical length of an object.
У меня есть короткий карандаш.
I have a short pencil.
The word 'короткий' is used to express a limited duration of time.
На этой неделе был короткий отпуск.
This week there was a short vacation.
The word 'короткий' denotes conciseness or brevity of an explanation here.