long-term
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long-term
adjective longer-term · longest-term · long term · longterm
- Becoming evident after a relatively long time period. Time will tell what the long-term impact of the Beijing Olympics will be. But history shows that once people get a taste of freedom, they eventually want more.
- Extending over a relatively long time period. Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
Opposite: short-term
adverb longer-term · longest-term · long term · longterm
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Over a relatively long period of time.
These alternatives to sugar, when consumed long term, do not serve to reduce body fat in either adults or children, the W.H.O. said in a recommendation, adding that continued consumption could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults.
Opposite: short-term
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Opposite: short-term
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adj becoming evident after a relatively long time period
| Español | a largo plazo |
|---|---|
| Português | a longo prazo |
| Français | à long terme |
| Deutsch | Langzeit- |
| Ελληνικά | μακροπρόθεσμος makropróthesmos |
adj extending over a relatively long time period
| Español | a largo plazo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 長期の chōki no |
| 中文 | 長期 /长期 chángqī |
| Português | duradouro, a longo prazo |
| Français | à long terme |
| Deutsch | langfristig, langanhaltend |
| Italiano | a lungo termine |
| Ελληνικά | μακροπρόθεσμος makropróthesmos |
| Русский | долгосро́чный dolgosróčnyj, дли́тельный dlítelʹnyj, долговре́менный dolgovrémennyj |
| Tiếng Việt | dài hạn |
Talk about this word "long-term." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/long-term. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. long-term. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/long-term "long-term." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/long-term.Cite this
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title = {long-term},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/long-term},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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