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

AstraZeneca beat market expectations with quarterly results published Friday, as Britain's largest drugmaker reaffirmed its full-year and medium-term sales targets, citing a rich pipeline. — Sean Conlon,justina Lee,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026

Looming in the medium-term future is the team’s punishment, which could run from dramatic to muted. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Jelena Sokolova, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, also remains positive in the medium-term. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Instead, in each instance, Drury has prioritized maximizing the team’s short- or medium-term potential around star goalie Igor Shesterkin and defenseman Adam Fox. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for medium-term

• disaffirm
• ectoderm
• endoderm
• endosperm
• interfirm
• isotherm
• mesoderm
• periderm
• reaffirm
• affirm
• bookworm
• budworm