Meanings
nounshort-termism (uncountable)
- uncountableConcentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.
Shifting from this to a situation where short-termism in access planning becomes the norm is not in passenger interests.
2020 August 12, Philip Haigh, “Short-term access planning is not in passengers' interest”, in Rail, page 55Synonyms: short-sightedness · Antonyms: long-termism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounConcentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.
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Chinese Mandarin 短期主義 /短期主义, 短期主义
- 短期主義 /短期主义 (duǎnqī zhǔyì)concentration on immediate profit
- 短期主义 (duǎnqī zhǔyì)concentration on immediate profit
Finnish lyhytjänteisyys
- lyhytjänteisyysconcentration on immediate profit
German Kurzfristorientierung
- Kurzfristorientierungconcentration on immediate profit
Hindi लघु-अवधिवाद
- लघु-अवधिवाद (laghu-avadhivād)concentration on immediate profit
Polish krótkoterminowość
- krótkoterminowośćconcentration on immediate profit
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short-termism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-termism
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“short-termism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-termism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-termism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-termism.
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