in the short run

  • 1in the short run — {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

  • 2in the short run — {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 …

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  • 3in the short run — adverb Lasting only a short time, shortsightedly In the short run yo yo dieting will work, but eventually it makes it nearly impossible to lose weight …

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  • 4Short-run — In economics, the concept of the short run refers to the decision making time frame of a firm in which at least one factor of production is fixed. Costs which are fixed in the short run have no impact on a firms decisions. For example a firm can… …

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  • 5short run — noun Date: 1879 a relatively brief period of time often used in the phrase in the short run • short run adjective …

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  • 6The Book of the Short Sun — is a trilogy by Gene Wolfe, comprising On Blue s Waters (1999), In Green s Jungles (2000), and Return to the Whorl (2001). It is the sequel to Wolfe s tetralogy The Book of the Long Sun, and has connections to The Book of the New Sun.… …

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  • 7The Bandit Run — Following the same route that Bo Bandit Darville (Burt Reynolds) and Cledus Snowman Snow (Jerry Reed) made in the 1977 movie Smokey and the Bandit, a bunch of Trans AM fans got together to recreate the run. This was the brainchild of David Hersey …

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  • 8The Short-Timers — infobox Book | name = The Short Timers title orig = translator = image caption = The first paperback edition. From left to right: Alice, Joker, Animal Mother, Stutten or Doc Jay and Cowboy author = Gustav Hasford cover artist = country = United… …

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  • 9Short Run — A period of time in which the quantity of some inputs cannot be increased beyond the fixed amount that is available. For example,what quantity of inventory to order is a short run decision. Whether or not to build a new factory would be… …

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  • 10over the short haul — See: IN THE SHORT RUN. Contrast: OVER THE LONG HAUL …

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