🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

meta de curto prazo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmɛtɐ dʒi ˈkuʁtu ˈpɾazu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Short-term goal/ˌʃɔːt.tɜːm ɡəʊl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Definir uma meta de curto prazo melhora a produtividade."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An objective that a person plans to achieve in the near future, typically within a few weeks, months, or up to a year.

    "Passing the upcoming driving test is her main short-term goal."
  2. 2

    An immediate stepping stone or milestone designed to contribute to the realization of a larger, long-term objective.

    "Breaking the major project into smaller short-term goals helps maintain team motivation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'short-term', originating from mid-20th-century economic and management terminology ('short' from Old English sceort and 'term' from Old French terme derived from Latin terminus), with 'goal', derived from Middle Englishgole meaning boundary or limit. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern productivity and strategic planning lexicons to describe immediate objectives.

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