short-term

[shawrt-turm] / ˈʃɔrtˈtɜrm /

ADJECTIVE

temporary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interim limited momentary

WEAK

Band-Aid acting ad hoc ad interim alternate brief changeable ephemeral evanescent fleeting for the time being fugacious fugitive impermanent make-do makeshift mortal overnight passing perishable pro tem pro tempore provisional provisory shifting short short-lived short-range slapdash stopgap substitute summary supply temp transient transitory unfixed unstable volatile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

permanent

Example Sentences

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in March the "short-term measure" was aimed at promoting "stability in global energy markets".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Investors and Wall Street analysts generally couldn’t imagine short-term rates rising above 2.5%—their high point of the previous decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The worry is that gains predicated on short-term options trades could quickly evaporate.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

In the short-term study, patients with advanced pancreatic cancer undergo biopsies before and after receiving a drug called OMO-103.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

All over the world corporations began to yank their money out of money market funds, and short-term interest rates spiked as they had never before spiked.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

short-term

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