the short term
noun
: a short period of time at the beginning of something
It will meet our needs, at least for the short term.
His plan has advantages over the short term.
—usually used in the phrase in the short termIt won't make any difference in the short term.
These changes may improve profits in the short term, but they are going to cost us money in the long term.
Examples of the short term in a Sentence
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The outlook for the economy is nuanced and complex, Farka said — favorable in the short term but a bit gloomier over the long term.
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Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
Maybe the most important thing for McCarthy in the short term is continuing to give himself grace.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 May 2024
In the short term, that could mean trying to head off – or reduce – potential tariffs on China’s EVs by setting up plants in EU countries, something already planned for Hungary.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
None of this, in the short term, can get me out of the dilemmas posed right now by the new weight loss drugs.
—Johann Hari, TIME, 9 May 2024
So much that Voodoo Brewing franchises are sold out for the short term.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 May 2024
In the short term, the responses of local, state, and national public health agencies should include immediate deployment of wastewater testing for H5N1.
—Denis Nash, John Dennehy, Monica Trujillo, STAT, 1 May 2024
And yet, at least in the short term, none of this seemed to be making anyone feel safer.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
There also have also been critics in Mebane, who urged the town council to consider the traffic implications of Buc-ee’s in the short term and the climate impact in the long term.
—Drew Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
Maybe the most important thing for McCarthy in the short term is continuing to give himself grace.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 May 2024
In the short term, that could mean trying to head off – or reduce – potential tariffs on China’s EVs by setting up plants in EU countries, something already planned for Hungary.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024
None of this, in the short term, can get me out of the dilemmas posed right now by the new weight loss drugs.
—Johann Hari, TIME, 9 May 2024
So much that Voodoo Brewing franchises are sold out for the short term.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 May 2024
In the short term, the responses of local, state, and national public health agencies should include immediate deployment of wastewater testing for H5N1.
—Denis Nash, John Dennehy, Monica Trujillo, STAT, 1 May 2024
And yet, at least in the short term, none of this seemed to be making anyone feel safer.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
There also have also been critics in Mebane, who urged the town council to consider the traffic implications of Buc-ee’s in the short term and the climate impact in the long term.
—Drew Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
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“The short term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20short%20term. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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