short-term

See also: short term, short‐term, and shortterm

English

Alternative forms

• short term, short‐term, shortterm

Etymology

From short +‎ term.

Pronunciation

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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.

   • 2022 January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8:

     Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability."

2. Of or pertaining to a short duration of time.

   short-term exposure

Synonyms

• short-run

Antonyms

• long-term

Derived terms

• short-termism
• short-termist
• short-termness

Translations

of the near or immediate future

Armenian: կարճաժամկետ (hy) (karčažamket) Bulgarian: краткосрочен (bg) (kratkosročen) Chinese: Mandarin: 短期 (zh) (duǎnqī) Czech: krátkodobý (cs) m Dutch: op kort termijn Finnish: lyhyen aikavälin French: à court terme (fr) German: kurzfristig (de) Greek: βραχυπρόθεσμος (el) (vrachypróthesmos) Indonesian: jangka pendek (id) Italian: a breve (it), a breve termine Maori: pae tata Polish: krótkoterminowy (pl) Portuguese: a curto prazo Russian: кратковре́менный (ru) (kratkovrémennyj), краткосро́чный (ru) (kratkosróčnyj) Scottish Gaelic: geàrr-ùine Spanish: a corto plazo Turkish: kısa vadeli (tr) Ukrainian: короткостроко́вий (korotkostrokóvyj), короткотерміно́вий (korotkoterminóvyj)

of a short duration of time

Armenian: կարճաժամկետ (hy) (karčažamket) Bulgarian: временен (bg) (vremenen) Chinese: Mandarin: 短期 (zh) (duǎnqī) Czech: provizorní (cs) Dutch: kortdurend (nl), kortlopend (nl), lapmiddel (nl) Finnish: lyhyen aikavälin, lyhytaikainen (fi), lyhytkestoinen (fi) French: à court terme (fr) German: kurzzeitig (de) Maori: rangitahi, tūiti Russian: краткосро́чный (ru) (kratkosróčnyj) Scottish Gaelic: geàrr-ùine Spanish: supletorio (es) Turkish: kısaca (tr)

Adverb

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

1. Over a relatively short period of time.

   Antonym: long-term