short term
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See also: short-term
English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
short term (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of short-term
Noun[edit]
- 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 notes[edit]
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (the near future): near term
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “the near future”): long term