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short-term

short-term

225 3.3
Lasting only for a little time
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃɔrt tɜrm/
translation icon : a corto plazo
  • This pushed France to seek short term loans from the US.
  • short-term memory
  • short-term goals
  • short-term programs

So I think the greed, the short term behavior will get fixed.

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Examples

  • Minimalism is about aligning your short term actions with your long term values.

  • In the short term, fire can influence the carbon cycle in a number of ways.

    Academic text (2011)

  • What is their short term plan on top of that?

  • But it will be a short term pain for long term gain.

  • But the short term is very limited.

  • - Well what about a short term relationship?

    Watch Out (2008)

  • Certainly, in the short term, for the sake of foreign currency and appearances, little will change.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I moved a lot and had short-term addresses in different cities.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Not surprisingly, this grand strategy resulted in significant short-term costs for the United States.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The company formulated a short-term strategy to increase profits before the end of the quarter.

Synonyms

temporary
vsshort-term
557 3.0

Lasting for a short time and not permanent

is used for things intended to last only for a short time
fleeting
vsshort-term
66 6.3

Lasting only a short time

indicates passing quickly rather than simply being limited in time
short-lived
vsshort-term
49 3.9

Lasting only for a short time

focuses on intended limited duration rather than short existence
momentary
vsshort-term
44 4.8

Lasting only a very short time

means a much briefer duration than a more general short period
transient
vsshort-term
38 7.0

Lasting only a short time and not permanent

often refers to intended limited duration rather than mere short existence
short-run
vsshort-term
27 4.1

Lasting for a short time, not long-term

stresses the actual brief duration rather than just contrasting with long term
non-permanent
vsshort-term
3.8

Lasting only for a short time

highlights short intended duration rather than simply denying permanence

Antonyms

long-term
502 3.0

Lasting for a long time

How Long

temporary
557 3.0
short-term
225 3.3
short-lived
49 3.9
brief
587 2.0
fleeting
66 6.3
momentary
44 4.8

Surface Forms

short-term positive
shorter-term comparative
shortest-term superlative

Morphology

short-term = short + term (transparent) = short + term

The meaning is directly composed from 'short' + 'term' indicating a limited duration, which is clear to learners.

Etymology

Short-term joins short ('not long') and term ('a period of time'). So it means something that lasts only a short time.