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🎯 Limited distance ⏳ Near future
short-range

short-range

1 3.9
About goals or plans that happen soon
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃɔrt reɪndʒ/
translation icon : a corto plazo
  • Many companies are making short-range plans to adapt to the changing market.
  • short-range goals

Examples

  • For our project, we need to focus on short-range objectives to meet the deadline.

  • Today we are going to continue the discussion regarding short range planning for transit agencies.

  • Okay, I can get short range calls but nothing outside our area.

    AVH: Alien vs. Hunter (2007)

  • Short range, how far do they go?

    30,000 Leagues Under The Sea (2007)

  • You should also discuss long- and short-range goals for each of the classes or rehearsals and for the student teacher.

    Academic text (1991)

  • As spring approached, the short-range prospects were grim.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The short-range forecast predicts rain for the next few days.

Synonyms

short-term
vsshort-range
225 3.3

Lasting only for a little time

focuses on events expected soon rather than general brief duration
short-run
vsshort-range
27 4.1

Lasting for a short time, not long-term

concerns events happening soon rather than mere short periods

Antonyms

long-term
502 3.0

Lasting for a long time

How Soon

immediate
570 1.3
short-range
1 3.9
long-term
502 3.0

Surface Forms

short-range positive

Morphology

short-range = short + range (transparent) = short + range

The compound transparently denotes a limited temporal or planning horizon: 'short' + 'range'.

Etymology

The word short-range can also be about time: short ('not long') plus range ('reach' or 'scope') means it covers only the near future, which is why we use it for plans or goals for the coming months.