long-term
Over many years
Long-term describes something extending over a considerable period of time, as opposed to immediate or short-term: long-term investments, long-term care, the long-term effects of smoking.
The word often implies planning or consequences that unfold gradually: We need to think about the long-term.
As a noun phrase, the long term drops the hyphen: In the long term, prices will stabilize.
Persisting over time
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
maintenance · preventive care · wellness · lifestyle · disease management · therapy · treatment plan · monitoring
Results of actions taken
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- aftermathResults following an event
implications · ramifications · cumulative · lasting · residual · irreversible · delayed · side effects
Intended end results
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- visionAbility to see
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
milestones · objectives · timeline · projections · budgeting · preparation · prioritization · five-year plan
Collected works or assets
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- 401(k)Tax-advantaged retirement savings account
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
annuities · stocks · bonds · mutual funds · index funds · real estate · compound interest · appreciation
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- hippocampusMemory formation region
autobiographical · episodic · semantic · encoding · retrieval · nostalgia · remembrance · recollection
Formal union between partners
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
relationship · bond · devotion · promise · vow · pledge · allegiance · faithfulness
chronic
Persisting over time
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
recovery · maintenance · preventive care · wellness · lifestyle · disease management · therapy · treatment plan · monitoring · follow-up
consequences
Results of actions taken
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
aftermath · implications · ramifications · cumulative · lasting · residual · irreversible · delayed · side effects · environmental impact
goals
Intended end results
forecasting · milestones · objectives · timeline · projections · budgeting · preparation · prioritization · five-year plan · succession
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- 401(k)Tax-advantaged retirement savings account
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
pension · annuities · stocks · bonds · mutual funds · index funds · real estate · compound interest · appreciation · dividends
recall
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
hippocampus · autobiographical · episodic · semantic · encoding · retrieval · nostalgia · remembrance · recollection · permanence
marriage
Formal union between partners
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
fidelity · relationship · bond · devotion · promise · vow · pledge · allegiance · faithfulness · engagement
- time horizonsimmediate, duration, time frame, time interval, planning period
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- commitment levelscommitted, dedicated, devoted, loyal, faithful
long-termshort-term
Of limited duration
brief · short · short-range · momentary · abbreviated
long-termtemporary
Limited in duration
short-lived · transient · transitory · ephemeral · fleeting
long-termshort-term
Of limited duration
immediate · near-term · short-range · day-to-day · stopgap
long, term, length, terminal, terminate, short-term, long-lasting, midterm, terminology