the short run

noun

: a short period of time at the beginning of something

One plan had advantages over the short run.

—usually used in the phrase in the short run

It won't make any difference in the short run.

These changes may improve profits in the short run, but they are going to cost us money in the long run.

Examples of the short run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Value Drives Price In The Long Run While sentiment drives stock prices in the short run, the value of the business drives the stock price in the long run. — Timothy P. Beyer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Trying to burn down the entire rest of the ecosystem might profit the SEC or Big Ten and their television superiors in the short run, maybe even the long run. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 24 July 2026

In the short run, supply shocks like energy disruptions or tariffs can move inflation regardless of what the Fed does. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Monetary policy, tightening the money supply, and, to use an old-fashioned term, tightening credit conditions would certainly help in the short run to bring down inflationary expectations. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for the short run

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun