long-term adj 1: relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long- term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment" [syn: {long-run}, {long-term}, {semipermanent}]
long-term \long-term\ adj. same as {long-run}; as, the long-term consequences. Syn: long-run. [WordNet 1.5]