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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The short-term funding bill to reopen the government did not include any deal on the extension of the subsidies.
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 16 Nov. 2025
In an interview Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, he was asked if there are any conversations about extending them, even on a short-term basis, given that insurance costs will more than double if the new year begins without the subsidies.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Mided said the short-term plans are too risky for his clients.
—Peter Whoriskey The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 16 Nov. 2025
Eventually, Kuminga agreed to a short-term deal with the Warriors, which prevents him from getting traded until after the new year.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 16 Nov. 2025
In an interview Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, he was asked if there are any conversations about extending them, even on a short-term basis, given that insurance costs will more than double if the new year begins without the subsidies.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Mided said the short-term plans are too risky for his clients.
—Peter Whoriskey The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 16 Nov. 2025
Eventually, Kuminga agreed to a short-term deal with the Warriors, which prevents him from getting traded until after the new year.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
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 18 Nov. 2025.
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