short run
noun
: a relatively brief period of time —often used in the phrase in the short run
short-run
ˈshȯrt-ˌrən 
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Most of us can achieve this in the short run -- think about your enthusiasm when starting a new diet or workout regimen. 
CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 The minutes showed that while officials discussed a potential slowdown in rate increases, some pushed back against the prospect of lowering rates in the short run. Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Polling suggests that the administration’s handling of the border will hurt Democrats politically in the short run. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 In the short run, the work extends the hard science of emotion in significant ways in part through the new tools Tye invents for unraveling the brain’s machinery. Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2022 Spending only out of safe assets — Upside Investing — eliminates downside living standard risk, but at a price — spending, for sure in the short run and, possibly, for good, less than under the Safe Assets Only strategy. Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 While not every American will be able to afford a space vacation in the short run, the fact that a century ago humans had not even been to space but are now in serious discussion about leisurely traveling beyond Earth is astounding. WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 From a selfish perspective, the best strategy is not always the most harmful in the short run. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 31 July 2022 That kind of evidence—showing that Sony made an unprofitable business decision in the short run to secure longer-term monopoly profits—is a necessary part of a Sherman Act antitrust complaint. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 20 July 2022 See More
CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 The minutes showed that while officials discussed a potential slowdown in rate increases, some pushed back against the prospect of lowering rates in the short run. Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Polling suggests that the administration’s handling of the border will hurt Democrats politically in the short run. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 In the short run, the work extends the hard science of emotion in significant ways in part through the new tools Tye invents for unraveling the brain’s machinery. Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2022 Spending only out of safe assets — Upside Investing — eliminates downside living standard risk, but at a price — spending, for sure in the short run and, possibly, for good, less than under the Safe Assets Only strategy. Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 While not every American will be able to afford a space vacation in the short run, the fact that a century ago humans had not even been to space but are now in serious discussion about leisurely traveling beyond Earth is astounding. WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 From a selfish perspective, the best strategy is not always the most harmful in the short run. Grrlscientist, Forbes, 31 July 2022 That kind of evidence—showing that Sony made an unprofitable business decision in the short run to secure longer-term monopoly profits—is a necessary part of a Sherman Act antitrust complaint. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 20 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above