short run
nounDefinition of short run
: a relatively brief period of time
—often used in the phrase in the short run
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This could mean another channel for monetary policy, where lower interest rates are presumed to increase stock prices (at least in the short run), boosting the economy. — Allison Schrager, Quartz, "Americans own more stock than ever—how will it change the economy?," 5 Sep. 2019 There is an endless playbook of deleterious things companies can do to boost their profits in the short run: gut training programs, eliminate R&D, ignore product risk, scrimp on environmental protections, etc. — David Meyer, Fortune, "End of Shareholder Primacy, Part III: CEO Daily," 21 Aug. 2019 In the short run, kids increase their fluency, comprehension and vocabulary development. — Los Angeles Times, "The case for comic books," 16 Aug. 2019 In effect, the government is getting paid by lenders for the right to borrow their money, which is a fabulous deal for taxpayers — at least in the short run. — Allan Sloan, Washington Post, "How borrowers like Trump could use negative-rate deals," 9 Aug. 2019 Both touchdowns were short runs, a 1-yarder by Avery and a 2-yarder by Jared Wilson. — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, "Defense shows up in South Alabama’s first scrimmage of fall camp," 8 Aug. 2019 Unlike normal Medicare, which ensures expensive older people, Medicare for kids would insure youngsters, who are usually quite inexpensive to cover in the short run. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Government programs usually cost money. These ones actually make money.," 30 July 2019 The city, which has 23 miles of Atlantic resort beachfront, tapped water reserves to keep water flowing in the short run. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "Fort Lauderdale gets water back, but another loss of service is 'very possible'," 19 July 2019 The record follows a recent trend of shorter run times, clocking in at 38 minutes and 17 seconds across nine tracks. — Anchorage Daily News, "A guide to Beyonce and Jay-Z’s surprise joint album ‘Everything is Love’," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'short run.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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