the short run

noun

: a short period of time at the beginning of something

One plan had advantages over the short run.

—usually used in the phrase in the short run

It won't make any difference in the short run.

These changes may improve profits in the short run, but they are going to cost us money in the long run.

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And that $150 price drop will save you in the short run! —

Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025 He was injured last year which kept him off the Kentucky Derby Trail, and handicappers and race analysts love this horses talent, but not the far outside draw with the short run to the first turn. —

Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 In the short run, the market reaction offers an opportunity in Dover. —

Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025 But why would anybody think that Schoen in particular is the right guy to make as important a personnel decision, either in the short run or the long run, as any Giants general manager has ever made at quarterback? —

Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the short run

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