over the short haul

over the short haul
over the short haul & in the short haul & in the short run
Fig. for the immediate future. •

Over the short haul, you'd be better off to put your money in the bank.

Over the short haul, you may wish you had done something different. But things will work out all right.

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See: IN THE SHORT RUN. Contrast: OVER THE LONG HAUL.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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