short-term
Not lasting long
Short-term describes something lasting or relevant for only a brief period: short-term memory, short-term goals, short-term rentals.
The opposite of long-term.
In finance, short-term typically means less than a year: short-term bonds, short-term capital gains.
The word often implies a trade-off—short-term gains at the expense of long-term consequences.
Limited in duration
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- briefShort in duration
momentary · passing · impermanent · transitory · interim · provisional · finite · limited
Intended end results
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- targetsIntended aims or marks
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
forecasts · outlook · horizon · strategy · tactics · quarterly · weekly · daily
Needing immediate attention
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- immediateHappening without delay
- quickMoving with speed
- rapidMoving with haste
swift · prompt · imminent · current · present · now · crucial · critical
Enforceable written agreement
- tempProvisional worker, briefly
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- gigShort-term paid work
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
casual · part-time · contractor · agency · assignment · placement · hire · stint
temporary
Limited in duration
brief · momentary · passing · impermanent · transitory · interim · provisional · finite · limited · bounded
goals
Intended end results
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- targetsIntended aims or marks
- milestonesNotable points of progress
projections · forecasts · outlook · horizon · strategy · tactics · quarterly · weekly · daily · sprint
urgent
Needing immediate attention
rapid · swift · prompt · imminent · current · present · now · crucial · critical · expedite
contract
Enforceable written agreement
seasonal · casual · part-time · contractor · agency · assignment · placement · hire · stint · secondment
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- lendingTemporary provision of resources
debt · liquidity · cash-flow · bridge · revolving · maturity · yield · rate · investment · deposit
recall
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
attention · span · encoding · retrieval · capacity · mental · processing · hold · register · buffer
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, jaw-dropping, round-the-clock, air-conditioned
- temporarytemporary, temp job, interim, temp worker, provisional
- 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
short-termlong-term
Lasting extended period
long-range · extended · prolonged · lengthy · long
short-termpermanent
Fixed without end
lasting · enduring · perpetual · eternal · everlasting
short-termlong-term
Lasting extended period
long-range · strategic · far-sighted · forward-looking · visionary
short, term, shorten, terminal, shortly, shortage, shortcut, shortening, long-term