SHORT-TERM


Meaning of SHORT-TERM in English

ˌshort-ˈterm BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun]

continuing for only a short time, or relating only to the period that is not very far into the future OPP long-term :

The treatment may bring short-term benefits to AIDS sufferers.

Most of the staff are on short-term contracts.

She’s suffering from short-term memory loss.

⇨ in the short term at ↑ term 1 (6)

—short-term adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.