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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Our health system suffers a dire shortage of suitable preventative, short-term, and long-term treatment options for kids with mental illnesses.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Consumers’ short-term outlook for the economy fell below the threshold that typically signals a recession is ahead.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent comments from Trump and other officials suggested that the administration is willing to weather short-term pain in the stock market and economy to implement their policies.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
That said, the current reality is that President Trump and the new Republican Congress took over months into the fiscal year, with the government operating under a short-term spending agreement that had been cobbled together at the end of the Biden administration.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Consumers’ short-term outlook for the economy fell below the threshold that typically signals a recession is ahead.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent comments from Trump and other officials suggested that the administration is willing to weather short-term pain in the stock market and economy to implement their policies.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
That said, the current reality is that President Trump and the new Republican Congress took over months into the fiscal year, with the government operating under a short-term spending agreement that had been cobbled together at the end of the Biden administration.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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