short-term
adjective
1
: occurring over or involving a relatively short period of time
2
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a brief term and especially one of less than a year
b
: generated by assets held for less than six months
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Examples of short-term in a Sentence
this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens has named 13 long-term research fellows who will be in residence for the full academic year, as well as 120 short-term fellowships that last from between one and five months.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
City officials have said the short-term borrowing plan did not delay any projects, because the money was backfilled later in the fiscal year with new bond revenue.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
City officials have said the short-term borrowing plan did not delay any projects, because the money was backfilled later in the fiscal year with new bond revenue.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-term. Accessed 4 Jun. 2024.
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