short run

One plan had advantages over the short run.一项计划短期内有优势。

It won't make any difference in the short run. [=when a small amount of time has passed]短期内不会有什么区别。

These changes may improve profits in the short run [=in the short term, in the near future], but they are going to cost us money in the long run.这些改变短期内会提高利润，但从长远看会增加我们的成本。