over the short term
over the short term
Over the course of a short period of time. While the bill will fund the government over the short term, 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 term, but that weight often comes right back on in a few months' time.
See also: over, short, term
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- in the short haul
- over the short haul
- short run
- little/nothing short of sth
- nothing short of
- for short
- for the short/medium/long term
- in the long/medium/short term
- in the short/medium/long term
- short on (something) (and long on something else)