long-term

/'lɔɳtə:m/

Thân thiện

A family plants a young tree in their backyard for long-term shade.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extending over or involving a relatively long period of time: "long-term" describes something that lasts for, is planned for, or has effects over a long duration into the future.
   • Not immediate or short-lived: It contrasts with short-term, indicating persistence, endurance, or a focus on future outcomes.

Usage

• The adjective "long-term" is typically used before a noun to modify it.
• It describes plans, effects, investments, goals, relationships, or conditions.
• It can be hyphenated, especially when used attributively (before a noun). It may sometimes be written as "long term" when used predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is'), but the hyphenated form is widely accepted in both positions.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The company is focused on long-term growth rather than quarterly profits.
  • He is recovering from surgery and will need long-term care.
  • They have a long-term plan to pay off their mortgage.
  • Climate change is a long-term threat to the planet.

Advanced Usage

• "in the long term": This adverbial phrase means "over or after a long period of time." It is often used to discuss future consequences or perspectives.
  • Investing in education benefits society in the long term.
• "long-termism": (noun) The practice or policy of focusing on long-term goals and effects.
  • The CEO's philosophy is based on long-termism.

Variants and Related Words

• Long-range (adj): covering a long period into the future or a long distance. (e.g., ).
• Long-lasting (adj): enduring for a long time. (e.g., ).
• Long-standing (adj): having existed for a long time. (e.g., ).
• Long-run (adj): relating to or over a long period of time; often used interchangeably with "long-term" in economic or analytical contexts. (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• Enduring: Lasting over a long period.
• Persistent: Continuing firmly or obstinately over time.
• Chronic: (Especially of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
• Secular: (In economics) relating to long-term trends.

Antonyms

• Short-term: Lasting for or relating to a short period of time.
• Temporary: Lasting for only a limited period; not permanent.
• Immediate: Occurring or done at once; instant.
• Transient: Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

Idioms and Phrases

• For the long haul: For a long period of time or through difficult circumstances.
  • Starting a business is a commitment for the long haul.
• A long-term prospect: Something that is likely or possible only in the distant future.
  • Colonizing Mars is still a long-term prospect.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or extending over a relatively long time
   • the long-run significance of the elections
   • the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war
   • a long-term investment

Từ đồng nghĩa

• long-run
• semipermanent