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 runIt 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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In the short run, using money to buy power and power to make money may shield them from Trump’s rages.
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Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
But especially in 2026 in the short run, there's a mismatch there.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
These tariffs will increase food prices 2.6 percent in the short run and remain at 2.8 percent higher in the long-run, according to Yale.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Energy crises have typically been short-lived and transient, solved in the longer-run by market forces (where necessary), but in the short run by finding additional supplies.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
But especially in 2026 in the short run, there's a mismatch there.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
These tariffs will increase food prices 2.6 percent in the short run and remain at 2.8 percent higher in the long-run, according to Yale.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Energy crises have typically been short-lived and transient, solved in the longer-run by market forces (where necessary), but in the short run by finding additional supplies.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the short run
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“The short run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20short%20run. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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