medium-term
adjective
: lasting for a period of time that is neither long nor short
Our short-term prospects are grim and our medium-term prospects are uncertain, but our long-term prospects are good.
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Post-Earnings Correlation Analysis: Investigate the historical links between the immediate stock reaction to earnings and its later medium-term performance to inform positioning post-announcement.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
In addition to several near- and medium-term headwinds, the analyst believes the company is not well prepared for longer-term demographic shifts.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 May 2025
That doesn't mean anything will change for Google in the short- or medium-term, though.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Traders may choose to position themselves ahead of the report based on past trends or respond after the release by evaluating correlations between short-term and medium-term performance.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
In addition to several near- and medium-term headwinds, the analyst believes the company is not well prepared for longer-term demographic shifts.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 May 2025
That doesn't mean anything will change for Google in the short- or medium-term, though.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Traders may choose to position themselves ahead of the report based on past trends or respond after the release by evaluating correlations between short-term and medium-term performance.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Medium-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium-term. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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