To make a long story short

Meaning

To summarize briefly

Examples

• John: '<b>To make a long story short</b>, the project encountered unforeseen complications and got delayed.'<br>
• Alice: 'I understand. What's the current status?'
• John: 'That's unfortunate. What did you do to make up for it?'
• Alice: '<b>To make a long story short</b>, I missed the flight because of heavy traffic.'<br>