A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

THEN

Fri, 16 Feb '24
Storyteller's transition
Sat, 20 Jan '24
Not now!
Thu, 17 Aug '23
"What ___?"
Sat, 8 Jul '23
Consequently
Mon, 17 Apr '23
At that time
Wed, 29 Mar '23
Subsequently
Sun, 25 Dec '22
Ergo
Wed, 29 Sep '21
"... and ___ some"