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short term noun short term noun Britannica Dictionary definition of SHORT TERM

the short term

: a short period of time at the beginning of something

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It won't make any difference in the short term. [=when a small amount of time has passed]
These changes may improve profits in the short term [=in the near future, in the short run], but they are going to cost us money in the long term.

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