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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The benchmark repo rate had remained steady at 6.5% for the past two years, with inflation staying above the central bank’s medium-term target of 4%.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
But even those lofty aspirations succeed, the government must also tackle the short and medium-term grievances of a population dismayed by crumbling public services, comparatively low wages and crises in housing supply, migration and the cost of living.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The borrowing costs that matter most for consumers are medium-term (like car loans) or long-term (like home mortgages) interest rates.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
There’s no exact timeline on when the physical AI opportunity will emerge and most analysts are still struggling to incorporate it in to their short- and medium-term models.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
But even those lofty aspirations succeed, the government must also tackle the short and medium-term grievances of a population dismayed by crumbling public services, comparatively low wages and crises in housing supply, migration and the cost of living.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
The borrowing costs that matter most for consumers are medium-term (like car loans) or long-term (like home mortgages) interest rates.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
There’s no exact timeline on when the physical AI opportunity will emerge and most analysts are still struggling to incorporate it in to their short- and medium-term models.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Medium-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium-term. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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