the short term

noun

: a short period of time at the beginning of something

It will meet our needs, at least for the short term.

His plan has advantages over the short term.

—usually used in the phrase in the short term

It won't make any difference in the short term.

These changes may improve profits in the short term, but they are going to cost us money in the long term.

Examples of the short term in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But two additional factors loom large in the short term. —Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

The strategy keeps more resources available in the short term than if the buyer had paid for the home in full up front. —Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025

While more research is needed, especially in younger people, L-theanine shows promise for improving mental focus—especially in the short term. —Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025

While the company’s new hardware releases could assuage investors in the short term, this is not nearly enough to prop up the company’s fundamental valuation over a longer horizon, Andersen added. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for the short term

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• endoderm
• endosperm
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• isotherm
• mesoderm
• periderm
• reaffirm
• affirm
• bookworm
• confirm