short-termism
English
Etymology
From short-term + -ism.
Noun
short-termism (uncountable)
- 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
Translations
concentration on immediate profit
See also
See also
References
- “short-termism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.