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) 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) Scottish Gaelic: geàrr-ùine (gd)