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.

Examples of medium-term in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One that’s far more likely than not to widen further over the medium-term due to some grave structural realities that the Canucks must begin to identify and grapple with. —Thomas Drance, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

That sets a different backdrop for evaluating medium-term pricing and valuations than prior cycles offered. —Bryce Erickson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

There is, however, a threat on the medium-term horizon that threatens not only Bitcoin but every other type of software that relies on current encryption technology. —Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026

The medium-term bet on who will prevail between an 86-year-old dictator and his young society is clear. —Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for medium-term

• disaffirm
• ectoderm
• endoderm
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• interfirm
• isotherm
• mesoderm
• periderm
• reaffirm
• affirm
• bookworm
• confirm