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

But Abbas said the territory could not remain politically separate from the West Bank and East Jerusalem for the long term. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

More than three out of every four CFP professionals surveyed said their clients were worried about the program's viability over the long term. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Integration is the solution Standalone sustainability functions have often looked to the long term without sufficient recognition of the day-to-day demands faced by their own organizations’ commercial teams. — Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

Mortality reductions are typically measured over the long term. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the long term

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