in the short run

in the short run
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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{adv. phr.} In the immediate future. * /We are leasing a car in the short run; later we might buy one./ Contrast: IN THE LONG RUN.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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