Cuts in company spending now should lead to profits in the long term.
In the short term, temporary housing will be provided for all of the flood victims.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
in the short term — in the long/medium/short term ► for a long, medium or short period of time in the future: »In the long term, universities will cut jobs. »The business seeks to do very well in the short term and in the long term. Main Entry: ↑term … Financial and business terms
in the short term — • in the long term • in the short term • in the medium term thinking, looking or planning from now into the future … Idioms and examples
over the short term — for a brief period of time only. Profits will rise over the short term, but over the long term, no one really can predict … New idioms dictionary
in the short term — in the near future. In the short term, the tax would bring money into the treasury, but after that, it would cost the government more each year … New idioms dictionary
in the short term — ► in the short run (or term) in the near future. Main Entry: ↑short … English terms dictionary
Short-term memory — Short term memory, sometimes referred to as primary, working, or active memory, is said to hold a small amount of information for about 20 to 30 seconds.Estimates of short term memory capacity vary – from about 3 or 4 elements (i.e., words,… … Wikipedia
short-term gain — ➔ gain2 * * * short term gain UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE profit made from selling something a short time after buying it, usually within a year: »Paul buys shares with the aim of realising short term gains. ► an improvement or advantage that… … Financial and business terms
Short-term mission — A short term mission (STM) is the mobilization of a Christian missionary for a short period of time ranging from days to a year; many short term missions are called mission trips. The short term missionary is a fairly recent innovation in the… … Wikipedia
short-term — Any investments with a maturity of one year or less. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * short term ˈshort term adjective 1. continuing for only a short time, or concerned only with the period of time that is not very far into the future: • Most … Financial and business terms
short-term — ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Short term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future. Investors weren t concerned about short term profits over the next few… … English dictionary
