short term
See also: short-term
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]short term (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of short-term
Noun
[edit]- The near future; a comparatively brief time period starting with the present moment (or other time of reference); the time in which immediate needs and goals are relevant.
Usage notes
[edit]- Except in attributive uses (treated here as adjectival; see short-term), this term is primarily found in the phrases in the short term and over the short term.
Synonyms
[edit]- (the near future): near term
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “the near future”): long term