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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While predicting the short-term price action of stocks is a fool’s errand, last Friday’s indiscriminate and panic selling does provide some optimism that stocks could find some footing this week.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Most adults will have experienced short-term or acute low back pain (LBP) at least once in their lives.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
These are long-term accounts, for which short-term gyrations shouldn’t matter much.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Thirty-five percent of survey participants said short-term strain will lead to financial gains in the long run in contrast.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Most adults will have experienced short-term or acute low back pain (LBP) at least once in their lives.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2025
These are long-term accounts, for which short-term gyrations shouldn’t matter much.
—Russ Wiles, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Thirty-five percent of survey participants said short-term strain will lead to financial gains in the long run in contrast.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for short-term
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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