How to Use the short run in a Sentence

the short run

noun
Definition of the short runnext
  • Sure, in the short run, that’ll be how these transfers work.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
  • And each one preserves the commission status quo, at least in the short run.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And to your point, yes, is there going to be a tradeoff in the short run, that's all else equal regrettable?
    — Abc News, ABC News, 30 June 2023
  • In the short run, there is only one answer for the West and its allies – give Ukraine more weapons and money.
    — Fareed Zakaria, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In that sense, the operations appeared to succeed, at least in the short run.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • In sum, more open trade in the short run and more innovation in the long run are needed to reduce the costs of the green transition.
    — Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2024
  • Whether in the short run or long haul, how alcohol affects the brain depends on many factors.
    — Kelly Santana Banks, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Conventional wisdom holds that the arrest will help Trump, which polling bears out, at least in the short run.
    — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Intensifying the attacks In the short run, that may work.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • On job cuts, Mr. Gähwiler said combining both banks will need more rather than fewer people in the short run.
    — Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Because the deposits come due sooner than the loans, no bank could repay all its depositors in the short run.
    — William M. Isaac, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2023
  • This is definitely going to make a huge difference in the short run.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023
  • In the short run, a modicum of relief may be headed California's way.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • He’s managed to profit from being a criminal defendant, at least in the short run.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The likelihood of employment rose 32% in the short run — but within a year the effects had dissipated.
    — Tyler Cowen, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Doing without paid sick leave in meat-packing plants increased profits in the short run, which also increased GDP.
    — Joseph E. Stiglitz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Job numbers remain positive, pointing to a strong economy in the short run and a negative sign for rate cuts.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The apparent collective surprise at how that can affect operations in the short run, though, marks a dash of hubris for the newly bullish streaming group.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Apr. 2024
  • The future of charging In the short run, automakers are likely to come up with better ways to protect battery life and warm them for charging, Mr. Dasgupta said.
    — Tom Krisher, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The survey notes that organizations that choose to keep compensation costs low in the short run rather than give steady wage increases over time could double costs down the road.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In the short run, of course, the pandemic had severe economic and social effects, in many ways wider and deeper than almost anyone expected.
    — Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Because of its greater heat-trapping properties, methane contributes far more to global warming in the short run than carbon.
    — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
  • Casting off your covers at 3 a.m. may provide you with relief in the short run, but everyone would prefer to rest uninterrupted for their full eight hours.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Especially in the short run, fewer households should face an immediate crunch, Sprick said.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Even in the short run, appeasement at Munich—a term with terrible connotations today—was a failure.
    — TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
  • In the short run, teams may be adversely affected by their players participating in the World Baseball Classic.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But his political fortunes may be less promising, at least in the short run, given Mr. Trump’s healthy lead in the polls of Republican primary candidates.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 9 June 2023
  • In the short run, success would mean getting behind Russia’s defenses, where its forces would be far more vulnerable, and taking major towns farther south.
    — Richard Pérez-Peña, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • Therefore, in the short run, management gets bigger bonuses by buying longer-term securities.
    — Robert Litan, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Tourist industry insiders do not expect a massive influx of visitors in the short run or a significant boost to the economy.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2023

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