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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Thus, in the short run, Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu predicts, there is likely to be so much disruption that few companies will invest in automation or much else.
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Kates said in the short run, Trump's tariffs will likely not bring down the overall trade deficit in a significant way.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Economists say higher tariffs, actually taxes, and other barriers to international free trade are apt to slow U.S. economic activity and lift inflation rates — at least in the short run — and perhaps kick off a recession.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The duties are widely expected to push up inflation gauges in the short run, with more uncertainty around the long-term ramifications.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Kates said in the short run, Trump's tariffs will likely not bring down the overall trade deficit in a significant way.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Economists say higher tariffs, actually taxes, and other barriers to international free trade are apt to slow U.S. economic activity and lift inflation rates — at least in the short run — and perhaps kick off a recession.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The duties are widely expected to push up inflation gauges in the short run, with more uncertainty around the long-term ramifications.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
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 14 Apr. 2025.
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