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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Lee said the world must first focus on convincing North Korea to freeze its nuclear materials production and ICBM program as a short-term goal.
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
If anything, the surge of data center projects, and the environmental ramifications of those projects even in the short-term, have served as a guideline of what types of facilities that KCK would, and wouldn’t, want to invest in.
—Sofi Zeman
june 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
However, those prices can still be influenced by global develops with short-term increases still possible.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Town governments in the typically quaint suburbs of Foxboro and the surrounding area have hard regulations on short-term rentals, with most communities requiring properties to be rented out for at least 12 months.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
If anything, the surge of data center projects, and the environmental ramifications of those projects even in the short-term, have served as a guideline of what types of facilities that KCK would, and wouldn’t, want to invest in.
—Sofi Zeman
june 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
However, those prices can still be influenced by global develops with short-term increases still possible.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Town governments in the typically quaint suburbs of Foxboro and the surrounding area have hard regulations on short-term rentals, with most communities requiring properties to be rented out for at least 12 months.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for short-term
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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