short-term

Speech parts

1. short-term - Noun

2. short-term - Adjective

3. short-term - Adverb

4. short-term - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

relating to or extending over a limited period

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Alternative names

short term

Synonyms

passing brief temporary briefly interim fading ephemeral momentary transitory perishable conditionally meteoric evanescent ephemera short-dated

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Antonyms

long-term permanent secular deathless settled longtime

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Examples

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. Tom Stoppard

Anything that's done to address unemployment in terms of massive stimulus spending is going to exacerbate deficits. And anything that's done to address deficits in the short-term is going to exacerbate unemployment. Indra Nooyi

Short-term amnesia is not the worst affliction if you have an Irish flair for the sauce. Norman Mailer

In fall 1967, I was given leave of absence by the National Public Affairs Research Foundation to move to Redondo Beach, California, to work on a short-term research contract with TRW. Preston Manning

Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever. Will Self

We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face. Kofi Annan

Close letter words and terms

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