longer-term

A form of long-term — Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of long-term: more long-term

    A short two-week extension to previous funding was in place, after the Department of Transport and the Mayor of London failed to agree a longer-term solution.

    2020 November 4, Paul Clifton, “Row over funding for London's rail, Tube and buses”, in Rail, page 12
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APA

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

MLA

“longer-term.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longer-term. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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