the short term

noun

: a short period of time at the beginning of something

It will meet our needs, at least for the short term.

His plan has advantages over the short term.

—usually used in the phrase in the short term

It won't make any difference in the short term.

These changes may improve profits in the short term, but they are going to cost us money in the long term.

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Tax hikes would slow growth, spending cuts invite political backlash, and inflation – though politically expedient in the short term – destroys the purchasing power of the voting public in the medium term. —

Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Murad Sezer/Reuters The answer is not encouraging in the short term. —

Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024 However, Kevin Rennert, federal climate policy initiative director at climate think tank Resources for the Future, said in the short term, uncertainty as to what policy will look like in the years ahead can create challenges. —

Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024 Those plans should minimize the effect on airline prices in the short term, leaving the options available to customers essentially unchanged, industry analysts told ABC News. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the short term

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