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Long Long Term Time Future Term Adjective Continued Continue

word long-term
definition
adjective
Something that is long-term has continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future .
A new training scheme to help the long-term unemployed is expected.
The association believes new technology will provide a long-term solution to credit card fraud.
noun
When you talk about what happens in the long term, you are talking about what happens over a long period of time, either in the future or after a particular event.
In the long term the company hopes to open in Moscow and other major cities.
Over the long term, such measures may only make the underlying situation worse.
inflections longer-term
cefr-level B2

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