in the short term

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in the short term

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  1. Relating to a relatively short period of time. In the short term, diesel-powered trains will run between Oxford, Bletchley and Milton Keynes when this section of the railway starts running.

    Opposite: in the long term

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Española la corta, a corto plazo
العربيةعَلَى الْمَدَى الْقَرِيب ʕalā l-madā l-qarīb, عَلَى الْمَدَى الْقَصِير ʕalā l-madā l-qaṣīr

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"in the short term." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20short%20term. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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in the short term. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20short%20term

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"in the short term." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20short%20term.

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@misc{in_the_short_term_2026,
  title = {in the short term},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20short%20term},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}