short-termism
English edit
Etymology edit
short-term + -ism
Noun edit
- Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.
- Synonym: short-sightedness
- Antonym: long-termism
- 2020 August 12, Philip Haigh, “Short-term access planning is not in passengers' interest”, in Rail, page 55:
- Shifting from this to a situation where short-termism in access planning becomes the norm is not in passenger interests.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
concentration on immediate profit
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See also edit
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References edit
- “short-termism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.