A2

long-term English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word long-term once they have reached the level A2 – Elementary. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning long-term meaning

What does long-term mean?

long-term

— adjective (= long-run) relating to or extending over a relatively long time the long-run significance of the elections the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war a long-term investment

Synonyms long-term synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as long-term?

long-term English » English

long-dated

long-run

semipermanent

longtime

long-range

long-lived

long

permanent

of many years

nonreligious

longstanding

long-standing

long-period

Examples long-term examples

How do I use long-term in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

News and current affairs

Bad accounting frameworks always lead to bad information, and bad information leads to bad decisions, with serious long term consequences.

Local-currency bond markets could help to develop domestic investor bases and mobilize domestic savings to support long-term investments.

As such, the long-term consequences are likely to be regrettable.

Cutting these programs will lower American economic growth in the long term, with negative consequences both at home and abroad.

But, in a currency union with huge differences in income and development levels, the short term can stretch out for a very long time.