Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Short-term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future.
Investors weren’t concerned about short-term profits over the next few years...
This is a cynical manipulation of the situation for short-term political gain...
The company has 90 staff, almost all on short-term contracts...
≠ long-term
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