in the short run
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3.5
- idiom
:
a corto plazo
- So I think that in science, in the short run, success is always based on technical competence.
- economically attractive in the short run
- economic growth in the short run
- supply and demand in the short run
People who try it seem to like it, at least in the short run, and keep using it.
- People who try it seem to like it, at least in the short run, and keep using it.
- So I'm able to play the long game because I didn't try to juice my returns in the short run.
- Yeah, it make it may give you a better memory in the short run, but it doesn't impact your G factor.
- So I think that in science, in the short run, success is always based on technical competence.
- It's going to interfere with your perceived status, or it's going to cause you financial trouble even in the short run.
- And we need to recognize that dealing with population, while an important slice of the problem, isn't going to have the most impact in the short run.
- As I mentioned earlier, good ideas as measured by probability can turn out badly, and bad ideas can turn out well, at least in the short run.
- It's not an endless array of wins, at least not in the short run.
- But what people think is that that's true in the short run as well.
- And then you're going to feel so upset with yourself that you made that move in the short run.
- And in the short run that you could argue no, it just makes the economy dynamic.
- It's a little delicious watching them do their thing and, and use their flaws to better themselves in the short run.
Examples
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Rather, at least in the short run, they may understand it only too well.
Academic text (1999) -
With that said, it is not at all apparent how best to proceed in the short run.
Academic text (1990) -
People who try it seem to like it, at least in the short run, and keep using it.
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So I do not see any cure for that in the short run at all.
Academic text (1994) -
The latter had the most problems in the short run.
Academic text (1999) -
And that does, in the short run, pose challenges.
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For the East to join this club is not a realistic or even helpful scenario in the short run.
Academic text (1994) -
Cartels benefit their members in the short run and harm the overall economy.
Blog text (9) -
Moreover, in the short run, methods and objectives may well be incompatible.
Academic text (1992) -
Investing in training might seem costly, but it pays off in the short run.
Synonyms
225
3.3
Lasting only for a little time
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4.1
Lasting for a short time, not long-term
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'for a limited or brief period' is directly derivable from 'short' (of small duration) modifying 'run' (a continuous spell or period of events) with 'in' marking a temporal frame. This compositional noun-phrase + preposition pattern is regular in English and has clear parallels cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase in the short run comes from the image of a short race: in a short run someone runs very fast but only for a little time, not for a long distance. So, it means 'for a short time' and not 'for a long time'.