short-term

adjective

Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.

“short-term exposure”

Opposite

Meanings

adjectiveshort-term (comparative more short-term or shorter-term, superlative most short-term or shortest-term)

comparative more short-term · comparative shorter-term · superlative most short-term · superlative shortest-term · alternative short term · alternative short‐term · alternative shortterm

  1. Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.

    short-term economic gain in the garb of science

    2 more examples

    This short-term plan deals with the next few days.

    Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability."

    2022 January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8
  2. Of or pertaining to a short duration of time.

    short-term exposure

adverbshort-term (comparative more short-term or shorter-term, superlative most short-term or shortest-term)

comparative more short-term · comparative shorter-term · superlative most short-term · superlative shortest-term · alternative short term · alternative short‐term · alternative shortterm

  1. Over a relatively short period of time.

    Antonyms: long-term

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbOver a relatively short period of time.

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More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or extending over a limited period

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian краткосрочен, временен
  • краткосрочен (kratkosročen)of the near or immediate future
  • временен (vremenen)of a short duration of time
Chinese Mandarin 短期, 短期
  • 短期 (duǎnqī)of the near or immediate future
  • 短期 (duǎnqī)of a short duration of time
Czech krátkodobý, provizorní
  • krátkodobýof the near or immediate future
  • provizorníof a short duration of time
Dutch op korte termijn, kortdurend
  • op korte termijnof the near or immediate future
  • kortdurendof a short duration of time
  • kortlopendof a short duration of time
  • lapmiddelof a short duration of time
Finnish lyhyen aikavälin, lyhyen aikavälin
  • lyhyen aikavälinof the near or immediate future
  • lyhyen aikavälinof a short duration of time
  • lyhytaikainenof a short duration of time
  • lyhytkestoinenof a short duration of time
French à court terme, à court terme
  • à court termeof the near or immediate future
  • à court termeof a short duration of time
German kurzfristig, kurzzeitig
  • kurzfristigof the near or immediate future
  • kurzzeitigof a short duration of time
Greek βραχυπρόθεσμος
  • βραχυπρόθεσμος (vrachypróthesmos)of the near or immediate future
Indonesian jangka pendek
  • jangka pendekof the near or immediate future
Italian a breve, a breve termine
  • a breveof the near or immediate future
  • a breve termineof the near or immediate future
Māori pae tata, rangitahi
  • pae tataof the near or immediate future
  • rangitahiof a short duration of time
  • tūitiof a short duration of time
Polish krótkoterminowy, krótkoterminowy
  • krótkoterminowyof the near or immediate future
  • krótkoterminowyof a short duration of time
Portuguese a curto prazo
  • a curto prazoof the near or immediate future
Russian кратковре́менный, краткосро́чный
  • кратковре́менный (kratkovrémennyj)of the near or immediate future
  • краткосро́чный (kratkosróčnyj)of the near or immediate future
  • краткосро́чный (kratkosróčnyj)of a short duration of time
Scottish Gaelic geàrr-ùine, geàrr-ùine
  • geàrr-ùineof the near or immediate future
  • geàrr-ùineof a short duration of time
Spanish a corto plazo, supletorio
  • a corto plazoof the near or immediate future
  • supletorioof a short duration of time
Turkish kısa vadeli, kısaca
  • kısa vadeliof the near or immediate future
  • kısacaof a short duration of time
Ukrainian короткостроко́вий, короткотерміно́вий
  • короткостроко́вий (korotkostrokóvyj)of the near or immediate future
  • короткотерміно́вий (korotkoterminóvyj)of the near or immediate future
Vietnamese ngắn hạn
  • ngắn hạnof a short duration of time
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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