over the short haul
over the short haul
Over the course of a short period of time; in, during, or for the immediate future. While the bill will fund the government over the short haul, it does nothing to address the overall budget deficit that still looms over the country. Popular diets can give you rapid weight loss over the short haul, but that weight often comes right back on in a few months' time.
See also: haul, over, short
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
over the short haul
and in the short haul; in the short runFig. for the immediate future. over the short haul, you'd be better off to put your money in the bank. over the short haul, you may wish you had done something different. But things will work out all right.
See also: haul, over, short
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- in the short haul
- over the short term
- short run
- for short
- short on (something) (and long on something else)
- come short of
- come short of (something)
- be short of (something)
- short of a length
- in short