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, they have been reduced to tools of conflict meant to speedily manage escalation, contain risk, limit spillover, and restore short-term stability—a version of kicking the can down the road.
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Now, the Clippers’ work begins with the clarity of a valuable short-term asset rather than a long-term asset.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Some short-term trials have suggested that high-protein diets can prevent muscle loss in older people, Berryman says.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
The results return both men to familiar ground in a resort town still debating short-term rentals, Coastal Highway safety and a wave of council vacancies.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Now, the Clippers’ work begins with the clarity of a valuable short-term asset rather than a long-term asset.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Some short-term trials have suggested that high-protein diets can prevent muscle loss in older people, Berryman says.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
The results return both men to familiar ground in a resort town still debating short-term rentals, Coastal Highway safety and a wave of council vacancies.
—Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 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 14 May. 2026.
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