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I would like to use an adjective to express something in between the two adjectives short-term and long-term. Does medium-term make sense here? What is the adjective I can use?
What preposition, if any, do I use in a sentence with any one of these three adjectives? For example:
She told me the consequences are _ long-term. (in a / in / at / ??? )
Medium-term exists as a phrase, but it mostly refers to public finance. In this sense, it means:
2-10 years, usually used in reference to bonds. When used in technical analysis, usually a few weeks to a few months. Also called intermediate-term.
Intermediate-term, another option, is also primarily associated with finance. However, people who are aware of the adjectives "long-term" and "short-term" will understand that "medium-term" or "intermediate-term" is between the two.
For any of the adjectives, they describe a property of something. The consequences have the property of being long-term. So you don't need a preposition with them. Compare:
The [Noun] is [Adjective]
The cat is black
The consequences are long-term
Yes, you can use medium-term as an adjective.
No preposition is needed in "She told me that the health consequences of smoking are long-term."
"In the middle term" is also used.
https://www.linguee.es/ingles-espanol/traduccion/in+the+middle+term.html
There's a discussion about preferences here:
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/middle-or-medium-term.1203522/
