near-termadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɪəˈtəːm/, U.S.

/ˈnɪrˈtərm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adj., near adv.², term n.

Etymology: In sense 1 < near adj. + term n., after short-term adj., long-term adj. and adv. In sense 2 < near adv.² + term n.; compare earlier preterm adj., post-term adj.

1. Relating to or occurring in the near future; short-term.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand

towardc890

comingOE

at handc1175

hendc1175

short?a1400

likec1425

near present?c1450

hangingc1503

instant?1520

neara1522

approachinga1525

imminent1528

provenient1554

threatened1567

near-threateninga1586

eminent1587

impendenta1592

sudden1597

ensuing1603

dependenta1616

pending1642

incumbent1646

early1655

fast-approaching1671

impendinga1686

incoming1753

pendent1805

proximatea1831

simmering1843

pending1850

invenient1854

looming1855

forthcoming1859

near-term1929

upcoming1959

1929 Rev. Econ. Statistics 11 92/1 A linear secular trend..provides a thoroughly useful estimate of normal which may safely be projected into at least the near-term future.

1958 Listener 18 Sept. 407/1 To turn to Australia. There the near-term position is much more comfortable, unemployment is less than two per cent.

1965 H. I. Ansoff Corporate Strategy (1968) iv. 50 If the profitability picture urgently need a near-term boost, a more modest goal..will be acceptable.

1971 Flying Apr. S1/1 This..certainly does not suggest near-term improvement.

1996 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 7 May (Business & Finance Suppl.) 9/1 Detailing his near-term vision for the bank, Kabbaj said he would ask its board of directors..to commit to a ‘renewed strategy’.

2. Of a fetus: nearly fully developed, nearly at the end of its normal gestational period. Of a pregnant female: towards the end of pregnancy, nearly at the end of her normal gestational period.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > ready for birth

ripe1565

near-term1930

1930 Q. Rev. Biol. 5 162/2 Interesting are the results of stimulation experiments on new-born and very young rabbits in comparison with new-born and near-term fetuses of guinea-pigs.

1955 Jrnl. Clin. Investig. 34 777 (title) The effect of the supine position on renal function in the near-term pregnant woman.

1972 Compar. Biochem. & Physiol. 42 33 (title) Comparison of some parameters of serum and uterine fluid of pregnant, viviparous sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) and serum of their near-term young.

1992 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 92 No. 10. 7/1 Nearly every one of Baptist's 430 beds is filled; another 200 near-term pregnant women are bedded down in an auditorium.

1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes 360 (caption) Well-developed (near-term) embryos in the ovary of a Mexican goodeid Ameca splendens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	near-term
释义	near-termadj. Brit. /ˌnɪəˈtəːm/, U.S. /ˈnɪrˈtərm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: near adj., near adv.², term n. Etymology: In sense 1 < near adj. + term n., after short-term adj., long-term adj. and adv. In sense 2 < near adv.² + term n.; compare earlier preterm adj., post-term adj. 1. Relating to or occurring in the near future; short-term. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand towardc890 comingOE at handc1175 hendc1175 hendc1175 short?a1400 likec1425 near present?c1450 hangingc1503 instant?1520 neara1522 approachinga1525 imminent1528 provenient1554 threatened1567 near-threateninga1586 eminent1587 impendenta1592 sudden1597 ensuing1603 dependenta1616 pending1642 incumbent1646 early1655 fast-approaching1671 impendinga1686 incoming1753 pendent1805 proximatea1831 simmering1843 pending1850 invenient1854 looming1855 forthcoming1859 near-term1929 upcoming1959 1929 Rev. Econ. Statistics 11 92/1 A linear secular trend..provides a thoroughly useful estimate of normal which may safely be projected into at least the near-term future. 1958 Listener 18 Sept. 407/1 To turn to Australia. There the near-term position is much more comfortable, unemployment is less than two per cent. 1965 H. I. Ansoff Corporate Strategy (1968) iv. 50 If the profitability picture urgently need a near-term boost, a more modest goal..will be acceptable. 1971 Flying Apr. S1/1 This..certainly does not suggest near-term improvement. 1996 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 7 May (Business & Finance Suppl.) 9/1 Detailing his near-term vision for the bank, Kabbaj said he would ask its board of directors..to commit to a ‘renewed strategy’. 2. Of a fetus: nearly fully developed, nearly at the end of its normal gestational period. Of a pregnant female: towards the end of pregnancy, nearly at the end of her normal gestational period. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > ready for birth ripe1565 near-term1930 1930 Q. Rev. Biol. 5 162/2 Interesting are the results of stimulation experiments on new-born and very young rabbits in comparison with new-born and near-term fetuses of guinea-pigs. 1955 Jrnl. Clin. Investig. 34 777 (title) The effect of the supine position on renal function in the near-term pregnant woman. 1972 Compar. Biochem. & Physiol. 42 33 (title) Comparison of some parameters of serum and uterine fluid of pregnant, viviparous sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) and serum of their near-term young. 1992 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 92 No. 10. 7/1 Nearly every one of Baptist's 430 beds is filled; another 200 near-term pregnant women are bedded down in an auditorium. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes 360 (caption) Well-developed (near-term) embryos in the ovary of a Mexican goodeid Ameca splendens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1929
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