short-termism

English

Etymology

From short-term +‎ -ism.

Noun

short-termism (uncountable)

1. Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.

   Synonym: short-sightedness

   Antonym: long-termism

   • 2020 August 12, Philip Haigh, “Short-term access planning is not in passengers' interest”, in Rail, page 55:

     Shifting from this to a situation where short-termism in access planning becomes the norm is not in passenger interests.

Related terms

• short-termist

 

Translations

concentration on immediate profit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 短期主義／短期主义 (duǎnqī zhǔyì), 短期主义 (duǎnqī zhǔyì)

• Finnish: lyhytjänteisyys (fi)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: Kurzfristorientierung f
• Hindi: लघु-अवधिवाद m (laghu-avadhivād)
• Polish: krótkoterminowość (pl) f

See also

• ad hocery

 

See also

• longtermism

 

References

• “short-termism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.