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short-term en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From short + term.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.
   • Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability." 2022 January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8:
   • This short-term plan deals with the next few days.
   • short-term economic gain in the garb of science
2. Of or pertaining to a short duration of time.
   • short-term exposure

Forms

Antonyms

long-term

Deriveds

short-termist · short-termism · short-termness

Synonyms

short-run

Translations (43)

nl kortdurend (of a short duration of time) · vi ngắn hạn (of a short duration of time) · es supletorio (of a short duration of time) · it a breve termine (of the near or immediate future) · nl lapmiddel (of a short duration of time) · hy կարճաժամկետ (of the near or immediate future) · pl krótkoterminowy (of the near or immediate future) · tr kısa vadeli (of the near or immediate future) · bg временен (of a short duration of time) · tr kısaca (of a short duration of time) · gd geàrr-ùine (of a short duration of time) · mi tūiti (of a short duration of time) · nl op korte termijn (of the near or immediate future) · uk короткостроко́вий (of the near or immediate future) · uk короткотерміно́вий (of the near or immediate future) · pl krótkoterminowy (of a short duration of time) · bg краткосрочен (of the near or immediate future) · nl kortlopend (of a short duration of time) · fr à court terme (of the near or immediate future) · cmn 短期 (of the near or immediate future) · hy կարճաժամկետ (of a short duration of time) · el βραχυπρόθεσμος (of the near or immediate future) · ka მოკლევადიანი (of the near or immediate future) · it a breve (of the near or immediate future) · fr à court terme (of a short duration of time) · fi lyhyen aikavälin (of the near or immediate future) · es a corto plazo (of the near or immediate future) · cs provizorní (of a short duration of time) · fi lyhytaikainen (of a short duration of time) · mi rangitahi (of a short duration of time) · ru краткосро́чный (of a short duration of time) · ru кратковре́менный (of the near or immediate future) · ru краткосро́чный (of the near or immediate future) · mi pae tata (of the near or immediate future) · fi lyhytkestoinen (of a short duration of time) · de kurzzeitig (of a short duration of time) · cs krátkodobý (of the near or immediate future) · gd geàrr-ùine (of the near or immediate future) · pt a curto prazo (of the near or immediate future) · de kurzfristig (of the near or immediate future) · id jangka pendek (of the near or immediate future) · cmn 短期 (of a short duration of time) · fi lyhyen aikavälin (of a short duration of time)

short-term en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From short + term.

Meanings

1. Over a relatively short period of time.

Forms

Antonyms

long-term