short-term
adjective
1
: occurring over or involving a relatively short period of time
2
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a brief term and especially one of less than a year
b
: generated by assets held for less than six months
Examples of short-term in a Sentence
this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Such deadlines have become commonplace in recent years with lawmakers almost always working out their differences in the end, or at least agreeing to a short-term funding extension.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
The jury is still out on whether AGI is even a realistic short-term goal in the first place.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
However, the organization is hoping that’ll be a short-term affect of the fires and production will bounce back in the coming weeks.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for short-term
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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