medium-term
adjective
: lasting for a period of time that is neither long nor short
Our short-term prospects are grim and our medium-term prospects are uncertain, but our long-term prospects are good.
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Investigate the relationship between immediate and medium-term returns after earnings are disclosed, then position yourself accordingly.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The brand is looking to drive further international expansion and new partnerships with Harvey Nichols, Liberty, Flannels and John Lewis in the U.K.
The medium-term aim, Baldo said, is for wholesale to account for around 15 percent of business.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
Ten percent of the multi-family residential units and 10% of the medium-term units rented for over six months — for a minimum of 39 units — will have rents affordable to households earning less than 80% of area median income.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Per the budget proposal, the Continuum program’s funding will merge with that of a program providing housing for people with AIDS and be rolled under the umbrella of a short- to medium-term housing initiative known as the Emergency Solutions Grant.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The brand is looking to drive further international expansion and new partnerships with Harvey Nichols, Liberty, Flannels and John Lewis in the U.K.
The medium-term aim, Baldo said, is for wholesale to account for around 15 percent of business.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
Ten percent of the multi-family residential units and 10% of the medium-term units rented for over six months — for a minimum of 39 units — will have rents affordable to households earning less than 80% of area median income.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Per the budget proposal, the Continuum program’s funding will merge with that of a program providing housing for people with AIDS and be rolled under the umbrella of a short- to medium-term housing initiative known as the Emergency Solutions Grant.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
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“Medium-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium-term. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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