How to Use the short term in a Sentence

the short term

noun
  • But even in the short term, the effect of the game could be felt.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • At least in the short term, BYU had to go all in on the portal for 2023.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • None of this, in the short term, can get me out of the dilemmas posed right now by the new weight loss drugs.
    Johann Hari, TIME, 9 May 2024
  • In the short term, Licht will continue to take heat for the Trump town hall.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • And those losses are going to rise, at least in the short term.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 July 2023
  • That’s been cited as a drag on results in the short term.
    Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 25 July 2023
  • In the short term, not much is happening to these jobs.
    Cara Korte, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • In the short term, elections will be held to replace Raisi.
    NPR, 20 May 2024
  • There are minor chances of showers in the short term, as well.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
  • In the short term at least, Porter Jr. also gets a pay bump from his two-way deal.
    Chris Manning, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In the short term, Musk can ill-afford sales in a key market to dry up.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 24 Nov. 2023
  • And yet, at least in the short term, none of this seemed to be making anyone feel safer.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The blue and gold are slightly worse in the short term as a result of the transaction.
    Tony East, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But in the short term, the network may be in for a rocky ride from a ratings standpoint.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The problems with this range from the short term to the existential.
    Emma Green, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Getting people to scarf down the whole meal in one sitting worked — in the short term.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 26 July 2024
  • Locking down the 30-year-old for the rest of his career does all kinds of crucial things for the Padres in the short term.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The most likely benefit in the short term will be speed.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023
  • With a good portion of the team just here for the short term, why invest in the solution?
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
  • But in the short term, what sets a stock’s price is how much investors are willing to pay for it.
    Stan Choe, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
  • In the short term, the college senior has a championship to win.
    Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 29 Mar. 2024
  • That shooting did appear to help Reagan, at least in the short term.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
  • There’s little doubt that a cap on rates would help some borrowers in the short term.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
  • On the flip side, the refinery’s closure could mean higher gas prices, at least in the short term.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But, in early 2023, Biden publicly ruled out doing so, at least in the short term.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • For now, in the short term, the ocean has been particularly hot.
    Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Over time, these habits will help boost your credit score, but there are ways to work on your credit in the short term.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Research has found that people on the keto diet lose weight in the short term.
    Brierley Horton, Ms, Health, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Murad Sezer/Reuters The answer is not encouraging in the short term.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The weakening of Iran’s position will benefit Israelis in the short term.
    Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024

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