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in the short run

in the short run prepositional phrase: lasting only a short time, shortsightedly.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Lasting only a short time, shortsightedly.
    • In the short run yo-yo dieting will work, but eventually it makes it nearly impossible to lose weight.

Antonyms of in the short run

Questions about in the short run

What does in the short run mean?
In the short run means lasting only a short time, shortsightedly.
What part of speech is in the short run?
In the short run is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the short run in the dictionary

  1. in the seven hells
  2. in the shadow of
  3. in the shit
  4. in the shitter
  5. in the shoes of
  6. in the short run
  7. in the short term
  8. in the snap of one's fingers
  9. in the soup
  10. in the space of
  11. in the spotlight

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