short-termism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English short-term Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English short-termism From short-term + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.
Shifting from this to a situation where short-termism in access planning becomes the norm is not in passenger interests.
2020 August 12, Philip Haigh, “Short-term access planning is not in passengers' interest”, in Rail, page 55:
Antonyms
Relateds
short-termist · longtermism · ad hocery
Synonyms
Translations (6)
hi लघु-अवधिवाद (concentration on immediate profit) · de Kurzfristorientierung (concentration on immediate profit) · cmn 短期主义 (concentration on immediate profit) · fi lyhytjänteisyys (concentration on immediate profit) · cmn 短期主義 /短期主义 (concentration on immediate profit) · pl krótkoterminowość (concentration on immediate profit)