What does longer-term mean?
Longer-term means comparative form of long-term: more long-term.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
comparative form of long-term: more long-term.
A short two-week extension to previous funding was in place, after the Department of Transport and the Mayor of London failed to agree a longer-term solution.
Use longer-term when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Longer-term means comparative form of long-term: more long-term.
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A short two-week extension to previous funding was in place, after the Department of Transport and the Mayor of London failed to agree a longer-term solution.
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