Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
In short is always "too late". That's what it means: "I have been very verbose, so here is a more concise distillation of what I was saying." If I could keep it short to begin with, I wouldn't have to say, "In short".
I see you were able to pick out the most significant aspect of my post. Good reading skills.
That's why I usually say "Long story shorter". Because, clearly, I could have started with "I was born".