short term

See also: short-term

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EnglishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

short term (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of short-term

NounEdit

short term (uncountable)

1. The near future; a comparatively brief time period starting with the present moment (or other time of reference); the time in which immediate needs and goals are relevant.

Usage notesEdit

• Except in attributive uses (treated here as adjectival; see short-term), this term is primarily found in the phrases in the short term and over the short term.

SynonymsEdit

• (the near future): near term

AntonymsEdit

• (the near future): long term