Short-handed

[Sarah]

1. without any seemingly particular effort
2. in unfavorable circumstances
3. in a game of when your team is not on the power play
4. hand-over-fist in British English slang

[Magaret]

Short-handed in Ice Hockey. Describes a team that has fewer players on the ice surface than the opposition because of penalties incurred.

[Gregory]

If a company or organization is short-handed, it does not have the usual or necessary number of workers: