short-term
adjective
1
: occurring over or involving a relatively short period of time
2
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a brief term and especially one of less than a year
b
: generated by assets held for less than six months
Examples of short-term in a Sentence
this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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Instead of focusing on short-term gains, women can build businesses, investments, and property that generate ongoing returns.
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Another issue is that the short-term solutions — often called levers — previously deployed to raise money to spend on transfers have not always been accepted by La Liga, who want the club to be run in a more sustainable way.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the Mets won the Alonso sweepstakes and ended up landing him on a short-term deal with an opt-out after Year 1.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Competing proposals Novant submitted a proposal to the state health department to address the need for 126 new acute-care hospital beds in the county by 2027 for short-term patients, according to the 2025 State Medical Facilities Plan.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Another issue is that the short-term solutions — often called levers — previously deployed to raise money to spend on transfers have not always been accepted by La Liga, who want the club to be run in a more sustainable way.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the Mets won the Alonso sweepstakes and ended up landing him on a short-term deal with an opt-out after Year 1.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Competing proposals Novant submitted a proposal to the state health department to address the need for 126 new acute-care hospital beds in the county by 2027 for short-term patients, according to the 2025 State Medical Facilities Plan.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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