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short-run

[shawrt-ruhn] / ˈʃɔrtˌrʌn /
ADJECTIVE
short-lived
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brief ephemeral fleeting momentary short-term temporary transitory
WEAK
deciduous evanescent fly-by-night fugacious fugitive gone in a heartbeat impermanent of short duration over in a heartbeat passing quick short short-haul transient
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent perpetual
WEAK
ethereal

Example Sentences

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But those short-run effects offer little guidance about long-run impacts on behavior, education or earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

While that may seem trivial, short-run diesel price inelasticity and refinery constraints imply materially higher regional prices, especially if substitutes are costly or slow to arrive.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 4, 2026

“Food prices rise 3.3% in the short-run and stay 2.8% higher in the long-run.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

"It will take some time to take effect since most goods being sold in the short-run have already been commissioned at current prices, but we'll see it play out soon."

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Yet short-run economic prospects are good,   provided tensions do not again erupt between indigenous Fijians and   Indo-Fijians.

From The 2004 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency