for the short/medium/long term

For a short/medium/long period of time in the future. It's an adequate solution for the short term, maybe even for the medium term, but it won't fix the problem for the long term. A: "Wow, you've been with the company for 20 years?" B: "Yes, and I was hired as a temp, so I never expected to be here for the long term!" Glue might be a solution for the short term, as long as no one pulls too hard on the knob.

See also: for, long, medium, short, term

See also:

in the short/medium/long term
in the long/medium/short term
over the short term
in the short haul
over the short haul
the long and (the) short of it
the long and the short of it
long and short of it, the
long and the short of it
long and the short of it/the matter, the

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