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.
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Post-Earnings Analysis: Conversely, traders could evaluate the relationship between the immediate stock reaction to the earnings and its following medium-term performance, adjusting their strategies accordingly after the results are out.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Ives said Nvidia is the biggest winner of the pause in the near- to medium-term.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Some short- and medium-term business and consumer interest rates went to 20%.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Washington’s medium-term aim should be to restore the NDS to its Cold War scale until its supply chains become less vulnerable.
—Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Ives said Nvidia is the biggest winner of the pause in the near- to medium-term.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 12 May 2025
Some short- and medium-term business and consumer interest rates went to 20%.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025
Washington’s medium-term aim should be to restore the NDS to its Cold War scale until its supply chains become less vulnerable.
—Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for medium-term
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“Medium-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium-term. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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