in the short term
idiomPart ofshort
in the short term — idiom
1. during the period soon after now, rather than far into the future.
1.idiom
Definition
during the period soon after now, rather than far into the future.
Example
In the short term, the new tax may slow business, but it should help the economy later.
The factory cut thirty workers in the short term but struggled to fill orders a year later.