short and sweet

Definitions of short and sweet
  1. adjective
    dealt with very quickly; to the point
    “the conference was short and sweet”
    “make your statement short and sweet”
    synonyms:
    short
    primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
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