short-term

English

Alternative forms

• short term

Etymology

short + term

Adjective

short-term (comparative shorter-term, superlative shortest-term)

1. of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.

   This short-term plan deals with the next few days.

2. of or pertaining to a short duration of time

   short-term exposure

Antonyms

• long-term

Translations

of the near or immediate future

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 短期 (cmn) (duǎnqī)

• Czech: krátkodobý (cs) m
• Finnish: lyhyen aikavälin (fi)
• French: à court terme (fr)

• German: kurzfristig (de)
• Russian: кратковременный (ru) (kratkovrémennyj), краткосрочный (ru) (kratkosróčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: geàrr-ùine (gd)
• Spanish: a corto plazo

of a short duration of time

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 短期 (cmn) (duǎnqī)

• Dutch: kortdurend (nl)
• Finnish: lyhytaikainen (fi)

• French: à court terme (fr)
• Russian: краткосрочный (ru) (kratkosróčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: geàrr-ùine (gd)