in the short/medium/long term

in the short/medium/long term

During a short/medium/long period of time in the future. It's an adequate solution in the short term, maybe even in the medium term, but it won't fix the problem in the long term.
See also: long, medium, short, term
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in the ˈlong/ˈmedium/ˈshort term

used to describe what will happen a long/medium/short time into the future: In the short term, we can send the refugees food and clothing, but in the long term we must do something about the underlying problems. ▶ ˌlong-ˈterm, ˌshort-ˈterm adj.: a long-term approach short-term problems
See also: long, medium, short, term
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See also:
  • in the long/medium/short term
  • for the short/medium/long term
  • over the short term
  • in the short haul
  • over the short haul
  • long and short of it, the
  • long and the short of it
  • the long and (the) short of it
  • the long and short of it
  • the long and the short of it