for the short term vs on the short term

Both 'for the short term' and 'in the short term' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to refer to a brief period of time. The choice between 'for' and 'in' depends on personal preference or the specific context of the sentence.

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for the short term

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a brief period of time.

This phrase is used to indicate a short period of time in the future or present. It implies a temporary situation or plan that is not meant to last long.

Examples:

We need to focus on strategies for the short term to address the current issues.
The company is making changes for the short term to improve its financial situation.

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The current proposals for promoting biofuels are sufficient for the short term.
A solution for the short term is required.
That also bodes well for the short term.
Technical analysis (psychological approach), a method often criticized, but nevertheless unavoidable, particularly indispensable for the short term.
Concrete action can be launched for the short term without great expense.
The lesson is that decriminalisation can be useful for the short term, in the first phase of a transition to full legal regulation.
That is what I would suggest for the short term.
It is an urgent first step, for the short term.
The devices you in this moment of the life cycle are a lot convenient for the short term.
It is constituted by the plan of action to be realized as goals of the organization for the short term.
However, with an adaptive behavior, such as has emerged in recent years, that what is expected for the short term can affect what is expected for the medium term.
The Key Woman line includes four types of financing, two for the medium to long term and two for the short term.
The average interest rates applied to the France Télécom debt at 31 December 1996 were 4,33 % for the short term and 6,57 % for the short and long term.
I call on Members to ensure by their votes today or that we can put Europe on a sound footing for the short term, if not for the long term.
Sure your monthly payments will be lower and that is a huge advantage if you are really struggling to make ends meet, but it is only an advantage for the short term.
These types of techniques happen to be effective with dealing with the problem for the short term however are unsuccessful when dealing with the origin of the situation over time.
For the very short term (which is in exact terms of time = 2 years), and for the short term (= 4 years), where we will apply our strategy.
Does the Commission support the conversion of IMPEL, a coordinated management project dealing with specific categories of vessels to be scrapped, such as obsolete single-hulled oil tankers, into a directly applicable measure for the short term?
So this extra level, the extra add-on that we need to solve this problem, as well as for the short term, is in Amendment 7 that I have tabled for the vote tomorrow.
It is impossible to predict impacts for the short term for for the individual employee, but in the long run reductions in work hours have been accompanied by higher, and not lower, wages.

Alternatives:

in the short term
over the short term
during the short term
within the short term
across the short term

on the short term