the long term

noun

: a long period of time after the beginning of something

She is investing for the long term.

I think it's the better choice over the long term.

an investment that should do well in the long term

These changes may improve profits now, but they are going to cost us money in the long term.

Examples of the long term in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even when outcomes improve over the long term, the most fragile cats are still most at risk—kittens under five months account for 65 percent of all cat non-live outcomes including euthanasia and death-in-care. —Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025

Jim Cramer said the answer is yes, adding that Tuesday’s modest drop in Nvidia stock is not in keeping with what the company plans to do in China over the long term. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025

Export controls help in the short term while doing little in the long term. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 9 Dec. 2025

Over the long term, Otto added, that is a key part of the mystery behind why Netflix, long a builder rather than a buyer, would make Hollywood history by taking out one of its biggest rivals and one of the town’s prestige legacy studios. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for the long term

• disaffirm
• ectoderm
• endoderm
• endosperm
• interfirm
• isotherm
• mesoderm
• periderm
• reaffirm
• affirm
• bookworm
• confirm