medium-term

adjective

: lasting for a period of time that is neither long nor short
Our short-term prospects are grim and our medium-term prospects are uncertain, but our long-term prospects are good.

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Here is how - either understand the historical odds and position yourself prior to the earnings announcement, or look at the correlation between immediate return and medium-term return post earnings and take a trade one-day after the announcement. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 As previously reported, Puig’s full-year sales were 4.79 billion euros, coming in ahead of the company’s medium-term guidance provided a year ago and outperforming the premium beauty market. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025 Shares of aerospace and defense firm Rolls Royce jumped 16% after the company upgraded its medium-term targets in its full-year results, recorded higher revenue and profit and reinstated shareholder dividends. Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025 Markets, however, remain most focused on medium-term inflation and, in turn, the path of interest rates. Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medium-term

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“Medium-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium-term. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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