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Adjective
long-term (comparative longer-term, superlative longest-term)
- Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
- Extending] over a relatively long time period.
2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC: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.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Nexus:Asari Cultural VI: Due to our lifespan-sometimes reaching 1,000 years of age-we are patient in our decisions, and prefer long-term solutions over short-term gains.
2022 January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8:Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability."
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becoming evident after a relatively long time period
extending over a relatively long time period
- Armenian: երկարաժամկետ (hy) (erkaražamket)
- Bulgarian: дългосрочен (bg) (dǎlgosročen)
- Catalan: a llarg termini
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 長期/长期 (zh) (chángqī)
- Czech: dlouhodobý (cs)
- Danish: långvarig, långsiktig
- Dutch: langdurig (nl), langlopend (nl)
- Finnish: pitkän aikavälin, pitkäaikainen (fi), pitkäaikais-, pitkäjänteinen, pitkäkestoinen (fi)
- French: à long terme (fr)
- Galician: a longo prazo
- German: langfristig (de), langanhaltend (de)
- Greek: μακροπρόθεσμος (el) (makropróthesmos)
- Indonesian: jangka panjang (id)
- Italian: a lungo termine
- Japanese: 長期の (ja) (chōki no)
- Maori: tūroa
- Polish: długoterminowy (pl)
- Portuguese: duradouro (pt), a longo prazo
- Russian: долгосро́чный (ru) (dolgosróčnyj), дли́тельный (ru) (dlítelʹnyj), долговре́менный (ru) (dolgovrémennyj)
- Serbo-Croatian: dugoročan (sh), dugotrajan (sh)
- Spanish: a largo plazo, de larga duración, duradero (es), prolongado (es)
- Swedish: långvarig (sv), långsiktig (sv)
- Turkish: etraflıca (tr)
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Adverb
long-term (comparative longer-term, superlative longest-term)
- Over a relatively long period of time.
- Antonym: short-term
2023 May 15, April Rubin, “World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners”, in The New York Times: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.