like: very short → →
in a very short moment, in an instant, in a jiffy ☊ 
phút chốc ☊ in a very short time ☊ trong thời gian rất ngắn ☊ in a very short period of time ☊ trong thời gian thật ngắn ☊ Small children have a very short attention span. ☊ attention ☊
She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing). ☊ breath ☊
Moments later (= a very short time later), I heard a terrible crash. ☊ moment ☊
She has a very short memory (= remembers only things that have happened recently). ☊ short ☊