in the short/medium/long term

During a short/medium/long period of time in the future. It's an adequate solution in the short term, maybe even in the medium term, but it won't fix the problem in the long term.

in the ˈlong/ˈmedium/ˈshort term

used to describe what will happen a long/medium/short time into the future: In the short term, we can send the refugees food and clothing, but in the long term we must do something about the underlying problems. ▶ ˌlong-ˈterm, ˌshort-ˈterm adj.: a long-term approach ♢ short-term problems

See also: long, medium, short, term

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

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in the region of (some amount)
in the reign of Queen Dick
in the right
in the right place at the right time
in the right, be
in the road
in the rooms
in the round
in the running
in the saddle
in the same ballpark
in the same boat
in the same boat as, to be
in the same breath
in the same league
in the same mold
in the scheme of things
in the second place
in the shade
in the shadow of (someone or something)
in the shape of (someone or something)
in the shape/form of somebody/something
in the shit
in the short haul
in the short run
in the short/medium/long term
in the slammer
in the slightest
in the slow lane
in the soup
in the space of (an amount of time)
in the space of a minute, an hour, a morning, etc.
in the spotlight
in the sticks
in the street
in the street(s)
in the stretch
in the strict(est) sense
in the suds
in the sun
in the swim
in the swim of things
in the tank
in the teeth of
in the teeth of (something)
in the teeth of danger, opposition, etc.
in the thick of (something)
in the thick of it
in the thick of something/of doing something
in the thick of things
in the throes
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in the scuddy
in the scuddy
in the scuddy
in the second instance
in the second instance
in the second instance
in the second instance
in the second place
in the second place, third place
in the shade
in the shadow of
in the shadow of (someone or something)
in the shadow of somebody
in the shadow of someone
in the shape of
in the shape of (someone or something)
in the shape of somebody
in the shape of someone
in the shape of something
in the shape/form of somebody/something
in the short haul
in the short run
in the short run
in the short run
in the short run
in the short run
in the short run
in the short run
in the short strikes
in the short term
in the short/medium/long term
in the slammer
in the slightest
in the slightest
in the slow lane
in the slow-lane
in the slowlane
in the soup
in the soup
in the soup
in the soup
in the soup
in the south
In the South (Alassio)
in the space of
in the space of (an amount of time)
in the space of a day
in the space of a minute
in the space of a minute, an hour, a morning, etc.
in the space of an hour
in the spirit
in the spirit
in the spirit
in the spotlight
in the spotlight
in the stakes
in the sticks
In the Street
in the street(s)
in the streets
in the stretch
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