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

This allows companies to adjust their financial obligations and better manage resources in the short run. —Curt Mueller, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

The decision to scrap the AI diffusion rule, on the other hand, is a helpful one in the short run — reflected by Nvidia’s 3% pop in the final hour of trading Wednesday. —Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 May 2025

Though Trump has pushed Apple to make iPhones in the US, the lack of domestic engineering and manufacturing talent will make that nearly impossible in the short run. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025

In the short run, Poles needs an offense that ends the second-guessing about selecting Williams over Jayden Daniels, who led Washington to 12 wins as a rookie. —Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for the short run

• anyone
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• megaton
• overdone
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• begun
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• handgun
• homespun