short-term

UK: /ˌʃɔː^rtˈtɜː^rm/ US: (shôrt′tûrm′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈshort-ˈterm,  adj. 

1. covering or involving a short period of time:
   short-term memory.
2. (of a loan) becoming due after a short period of time.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

short-term  (shôrt′tûrm′), adj. 

1. covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.
2. Business maturing over a relatively short period of time:
   a short-term loan.
3. Stock Exchange, Business (of profit, loss, interest, etc.) of or pertaining to a short term, esp. one year or less.

• 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

short-term adjective

1. of, for, or extending over a limited period
2. extending over, maturing within, or required within a short period of time, usually twelve months: short-term credit, short-term capital