Long-term

adj, adv

adj, adv ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.

    "Time will tell what the long-term impact of the Beijing Olympics will be. But history shows that once people get a taste of freedom, they eventually want more."

  2. 2
    Extending over a relatively long time period.

    "Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or extending over a relatively long time wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Over a relatively long period of time.

    "These alternatives to sugar, when consumed long term, do not serve to reduce body fat in either adults or children, the W.H.O. said in a recommendation, adding that continued consumption could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults."

Synonyms

All synonyms
abidingagedancientantiquechronicconstant

Example

More examples

"The management tended to be too concerned about short-term improvement of the bottom line to have any long-term design for the future."

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long COVIDlong-termismlong-termlylong-termnesson long-term sick

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