Wiktionary
a. (context of food English) Prepared and served quickly. n. An order of food that can be prepared and served quickly.
WordNet
n. an order for food that can be prepared quickly
Wikipedia
Short Order is a 2005 Irish drama film written and directed by Anthony Byrne. It was released in Ireland on 1 March 2005. Later on during the Dinard Festival of British Cinema, it was released in France on 6 October 2005. It was released at Newport Beach International Film Festival on April 26, 2006 in the USA and was later released as Life Is A Buffet on 16 May 2008. Spain saw the release at Seville Film Festival on 7 November 2006. The Germany release was on 25 October 2012. Some parts of the dialogues are versed in German, Spanish and Italian, during the course of the movie, interactions between the casts, etc. The movie's primary language is English and some segments are in other languages.
Usage examples of "short order".
Sweaty face or cool, Egwene was the Amyrlin Seat, before whom kings bowed and queens curtsied, even if none had yet, who would have Elaida tried and executed in short order and all put right with the White Tower, and thus with the world.
He had telephoned from the general store to the State Police, and several troopers had sped by car to Bloomington in short order.
Everyone in the commander's hut who could reach an exit, did so, in short order.
He slipped out of the town in short order, and out through the pleasant moonlit country around, until he came to a little winding lane that led back through a wooded section.
In short order, they had established a base, a walled fort, actually, to hold out the savage wildlife of Belkadan, and had set up their listening and looking equipment: great dishes and telescopes, including orbiting scopes.
A gate in desperate need of lubricant slid open down the corridor, and in short order a burly security guard in a gray uniform strode into view.
Blood tests, tissue samples, brain waves-you'll have it all in short order.
In short order, they had established a base, a walled fort, actually, to hold out the savage wildlife of Belkadan, and had set up their listening and looking equipment great dishes and telescopes, including orbiting scopes.
You'd have made him change it back in short order, and no arguments about it!
It's the last day of his trial and he knows he's going to be found guilty and hanged in short order.
In short order, the number-one employer in Uzbekistan had become Uncle Sam either directly, by hiring people to work on the bases and construction contracts, or indirectly by providing goods and services to off-duty soldiers and airmen.
If you really had an ally, I would have been flanked in short order, or one of you would have secured the box before you 'fragged' your entire team.
The cornish hens were cooked to perfection, the vegetables stylishly arranged on the blue and white china, all served by the catering service in short order and with not one problem.
I may have to put up with him, girl, but if you start giving me trouble too, you will regret it in short order.