the short run
noun
: a short period of time at the beginning of something
One plan had advantages over the short run.
—usually used in the phrase in the short runIt won't make any difference in the short run.
These changes may improve profits in the short run, but they are going to cost us money in the long run.
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There are lots of things weightlessness disturbs, even in the short run.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In the short run the Middle East conflict has become a headache for policymakers, raising fuel and fertilizer prices and stoking inflation.
—Juan Pablo Spinetto, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The flip from losses to gains occurred despite US gas being insulated in the short run from overseas gas supply shocks, because US liquefied natural gas export terminals are already operating near maximum capacity.
—Julian Hast, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
But in the short run, there’s not much to do but pay the price.
—Tibor Besedeš, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In the short run the Middle East conflict has become a headache for policymakers, raising fuel and fertilizer prices and stoking inflation.
—Juan Pablo Spinetto, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
The flip from losses to gains occurred despite US gas being insulated in the short run from overseas gas supply shocks, because US liquefied natural gas export terminals are already operating near maximum capacity.
—Julian Hast, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
But in the short run, there’s not much to do but pay the price.
—Tibor Besedeš, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the short run
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“The short run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20short%20run. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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