short-staffed (adjective)

1. The office was so short-staffed that the printer applied for overtime.

2. In the anime series, the protagonist's team becomes short-staffed right before the climactic battle.

3. The short-staffed restaurant led to a romantic evening for the couple, who had a private and intimate dinner.

4. Despite being short-staffed, the architecture firm was able to deliver a stunning design for the new building project.