shorter

becoming, demanding, last, little, whole

The whole process became shorter once we hired more staff to help.

am, getting, grew, grow, sentence

My patience is getting shorter as the meeting drags on.

calendar, hours, nights, tom, winter

The days get shorter as winter approaches and the nights grow longer.

than, until, with

My commute is shorter than yours because I live closer to the office.

rather

She decided to get her hair cut rather shorter for the summer.