long-term
adjective
1
: occurring over or involving a relatively long period of time
seeking long-term solutions
2
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a considerable term and especially one of more than 10 years
long-term bonds
b
: generated by assets held for longer than six months
a long-term capital gain
Examples of long-term in a Sentence
before approving a new drug, the government insists on some long-term research to determine any possible side effects
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The next 12 months could also see others finally show their hand, like long-term planners Chelsea and Newcastle United.
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The idea that the cluster is moving through a tube of its own tidal debris remains a hypothesis and needs to be tested with detailed N-body simulations that can model the cluster’s long-term evolution.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Overseas fans offer another option to convert a wave of new investment into long-term returns, and two key factors ensure that the globalization boom has momentum going into 2026 and beyond.
—Adam Minter, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
And funding mechanisms should support equitable, culturally responsive services spanning early intervention to long-term recovery.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
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Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The idea that the cluster is moving through a tube of its own tidal debris remains a hypothesis and needs to be tested with detailed N-body simulations that can model the cluster’s long-term evolution.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Overseas fans offer another option to convert a wave of new investment into long-term returns, and two key factors ensure that the globalization boom has momentum going into 2026 and beyond.
—Adam Minter, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
And funding mechanisms should support equitable, culturally responsive services spanning early intervention to long-term recovery.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for long-term
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“Long-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-term. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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