long-term B2 Topic:Time US /ˈlɔŋˈtɝːm/ See IPA manual Freq #8104 Meanings 1 adj Continuing or having effects over a long period of time. Smoking has serious long-term effects on your health. 2 adv Over a long period of time. Long term, this diet may actually harm your body. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · continuing or having... long-run ↔ Opposites short-term Word family Forms longer-term Derived forms long-termismlong-termlylong-termnesslongtermismlongtermist Common collocations long-term relationship Adjective + noun long-term plan Adjective + noun Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # long-term **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ˈlɔŋˈtɝːm/ **Frequency rank:** 8104 ## Meanings 1. Continuing or having effects over a long period of time. 2. Over a long period of time. ## Examples - Smoking has serious long-term effects on your health. - Long term, this diet may actually harm your body. ## Antonyms - short-term ## Derived Forms - long-termism - long-termly - long-termness - longtermism - longtermist ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown