long-term
long-term adjective: becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
Adjective
long-term (comparative longer-term, superlative longest-term)
- Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
- 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.2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 429
- 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.2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC
- Extending over a relatively long time period.
- 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.2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC
- 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.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Nexus
Adverb
long-term (comparative longer-term, superlative longest-term)
- Over a relatively long period of time.
- These alternatives to sugar, when consumed long term, do not serve to reduce body fat in either adults or children, the W.H.O. said in a recommendation, adding that continued consumption could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults.2023 May 15, April Rubin, “World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners”, in The New York Times
- Antonyms:
- short-term
long-term meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Indonesian
long-term in Tamil
- நீண்ட கால, தொலை நோக்கு
long-term in Bengali
- তুলনামূলকভাবে দীর্ঘ সময় ধরে
long-term in Kannada
- long-term
- ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲ dīrghakāla
long-term in Indonesian
- extending over a relatively long time period
- jangka panjang
More languagesFewer languages
- long-term in Thai
- ระยะยาว
- long-term in Vietnamese
- dài hạn
Antonyms of long-term
Forms of long-term
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | longer-term |
| superlative | longest-term |
| alternative form | long term |
| alternative form | longterm |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | longer-term |
| superlative | longest-term |
Words formed from long-term
Phrases with long-term
Questions about long-term
- What does long-term mean?
- Long-term means becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
- What is long-term in Tamil?
- Long-term in Tamil is நீண்ட கால, தொலை நோக்கு. See Long-term meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is long-term?
- Long-term can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near long-term in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: long-term (page history and authors); long-term (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); long-term (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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