long term

noun

The longer period, dealing with more than the short-term effects or concerns.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of long-term.

    Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies.

    2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200
adverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of long-term.
noun
  1. The longer period, dealing with more than the short-term effects or concerns.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
long run
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APA

long term. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20term

MLA

“long term.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20term. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long term,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20term.

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