medium-term
adjective
: lasting for a period of time that is neither long nor short
Our short-term prospects are grim and our medium-term prospects are uncertain, but our long-term prospects are good.
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And its medium-term strategic plan calls for the group to own more intellectual property and to grow its presence in anime.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Santander, who will turn 30 in October, is a middle-of-the-lineup switch hitter who might fit one of those contract structures preferred by the Cubs, a medium-term deal with a higher average annual value that doesn’t overly restrict the club’s future options.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Oddly, most of that investment has gone into battery electric or hydrogen technologies with longer-term payoff cycles, limited impact on industry passenger growth and limited reduction in medium-term GHG production.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
With the budget featuring a fiscal loosening, Bloomberg Economics reckons that quarterly forecasts accompanying the decision will probably show higher growth and medium-term inflation.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Santander, who will turn 30 in October, is a middle-of-the-lineup switch hitter who might fit one of those contract structures preferred by the Cubs, a medium-term deal with a higher average annual value that doesn’t overly restrict the club’s future options.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Oddly, most of that investment has gone into battery electric or hydrogen technologies with longer-term payoff cycles, limited impact on industry passenger growth and limited reduction in medium-term GHG production.
—Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
With the budget featuring a fiscal loosening, Bloomberg Economics reckons that quarterly forecasts accompanying the decision will probably show higher growth and medium-term inflation.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Medium-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium-term. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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