Long-term

Quick meaning: Long-term is an adjective meaning Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.

Meaning

Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.

More Meanings

1. Extending over a relatively long time period.
2. Over a relatively long period of time.

Example Sentences

Time will tell what the long-term impact of the Beijing Olympics will be. But history shows that once people get a taste of freedom, they eventually want more.

Asari Cultural VI: Due to our lifespan-sometimes reaching 1,000 years of age-we are patient in our decisions, and prefer long-term solutions over short-term gains.

Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.

Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.

Word Forms

• longer-term
• longest-term
• longterm

Synonyms for long-term

Depending on context, synonyms include long, semipermanent.

Antonyms for long-term

Common opposites include short-term.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include semipermanent, long, long-standing, longtime, long-running, long-lived.

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