short-termism

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short-termism

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  1. uncountable Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security. Shifting from this to a situation where short-termism in access planning becomes the norm is not in passenger interests.

    Similar: short-sightedness · Opposite: long-termism

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noun concentration on immediate profit

中文短期主義 /短期主义 duǎnqī zhǔyì, 短期主义 duǎnqī zhǔyì
हिन्दीलघु-अवधिवाद laghu-avadhivād
DeutschKurzfristorientierung

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@misc{short_termism_2026,
  title = {short-termism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/short-termism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}