adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
This short-term plan deals with the next few days.
short-term economic gain in the garb of science
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to a short duration of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
short-term exposure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
Over a relatively short period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: long-term
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
relating to or extending over a limited period
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
short-run planning
a short-term lease
short-term credit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: short-run
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From short + term.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կարճաժամկետ
(karčažamket)
— of the near or immediate future
Bulgarian:
краткосрочен
(kratkosročen)
— of the near or immediate future
Chinese Mandarin:
短期
(duǎnqī)
— of the near or immediate future
Czech:
krátkodobý
— of the near or immediate future
Dutch:
op korte termijn
— of the near or immediate future
Finnish:
lyhyen aikavälin
— of the near or immediate future
French:
à court terme
— of the near or immediate future
Georgian:
მოკლევადიანი
(moḳlevadiani)
— of the near or immediate future
German:
kurzfristig
— of the near or immediate future
Greek:
βραχυπρόθεσμος
(vrachypróthesmos)
— of the near or immediate future
Indonesian:
jangka pendek
— of the near or immediate future
Italian:
a breve
— of the near or immediate future
Italian:
a breve termine
— of the near or immediate future
Māori:
pae tata
— of the near or immediate future
Polish:
krótkoterminowy
— of the near or immediate future
Portuguese:
a curto prazo
— of the near or immediate future
Russian:
кратковре́менный
(kratkovrémennyj)
— of the near or immediate future
Russian:
краткосро́чный
(kratkosróčnyj)
— of the near or immediate future
Scottish Gaelic:
geàrr-ùine
— of the near or immediate future
Spanish:
a corto plazo
— of the near or immediate future
Turkish:
kısa vadeli
— of the near or immediate future
Ukrainian:
короткостроко́вий
(korotkostrokóvyj)
— of the near or immediate future
Ukrainian:
короткотерміно́вий
(korotkoterminóvyj)
— of the near or immediate future
Armenian:
կարճաժամկետ
(karčažamket)
— of a short duration of time
Bulgarian:
временен
(vremenen)
— of a short duration of time
Chinese Mandarin:
短期
(duǎnqī)
— of a short duration of time
Czech:
provizorní
— of a short duration of time
Dutch:
kortdurend
— of a short duration of time
Dutch:
kortlopend
— of a short duration of time
Dutch:
lapmiddel
— of a short duration of time
Finnish:
lyhyen aikavälin
— of a short duration of time
Finnish:
lyhytaikainen
— of a short duration of time
Finnish:
lyhytkestoinen
— of a short duration of time
French:
à court terme
— of a short duration of time
German:
kurzzeitig
— of a short duration of time
Māori:
rangitahi
— of a short duration of time
Māori:
tūiti
— of a short duration of time
Polish:
krótkoterminowy
— of a short duration of time
Russian:
краткосро́чный
(kratkosróčnyj)
— of a short duration of time
Scottish Gaelic:
geàrr-ùine
— of a short duration of time
