A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

UBER

Sun, 21 May '23
Very, informally
Fri, 17 Mar '23
Modern ride
Mon, 13 Feb '23
Lyft competitor
Wed, 18 Jan '23
Cab alternative
Sun, 16 Oct '22
___ Eats
Tue, 2 Aug '22
___ driver (side hustle, for some)
Wed, 20 Jul '22
Service with surge pricing
Sat, 26 Feb '22
Auto download?
Tue, 22 Feb '22
Lyft competitor
Sun, 9 Jan '22
Modern lead-in to "X"
Mon, 27 Dec '21
Lyft competitor
Thu, 4 Nov '21
___ Eats
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Company whose business is picking up?