short-run
Limited time only
Short-run describes something intended for or lasting a brief period, especially in economics and business.
A short-run production schedule covers immediate needs rather than long-term planning.
Short-run costs include wages but not factory construction.
In printing, a short-run job produces a limited quantity: We did a short-run of 500 copies.
Compare long-run.
Short in duration
- temporaryLimited in duration
- immediateHappening without delay
- near-termHappening very soon
- transientTemporary, soon departing
interim · provisional · fleeting · momentary · stopgap · quick · ephemeral · passing
Per-unit production increase expense
- fixed costsExpenses unchanged by output
- variable costsExpenses changing with output
- supply curvePrice-quantity relationship for producers
- diminishing returnsReduced benefit from additional effort
equilibrium · output · capacity · microeconomics · average cost · profit maximization · scale
Small intentional production run
- small batchProduction in small quantities
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
- zineSelf-published small periodical
- chapbookSmall booklet of verse
leaflet · proof · galley · print-on-demand · self-publishing · offset · copies · circulation
Making goods in quantities
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- sampleSubset for study
- custom orderSpecially made upon request
- job shopFacility producing custom orders
quick turnaround · tooling · specialty · artisan · made-to-order · niche market
brief
Short in duration
transient · interim · provisional · fleeting · momentary · stopgap · quick · ephemeral · passing · time-bound
marginal cost
Per-unit production increase expense
- fixed costsExpenses unchanged by output
- variable costsExpenses changing with output
- supply curvePrice-quantity relationship for producers
diminishing returns · equilibrium · output · capacity · microeconomics · average cost · profit maximization · scale
limited edition
Small intentional production run
- small batchProduction in small quantities
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
- zineSelf-published small periodical
chapbook · leaflet · proof · galley · print-on-demand · self-publishing · offset · copies · circulation · impressions
batch production
Making goods in quantities
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- sampleSubset for study
- custom orderSpecially made upon request
job shop · quick turnaround · tooling · specialty · artisan · made-to-order · niche market
short-runlong-run
Extended future period
long-term · long-range · extended · prolonged · permanent
short-runlong-run
Extended future period
long-term · long-range · strategic · structural · secular
short, run, shorter, shortest, shorten, shortened, shortening, shortly, shortness