1. 长期的；长远的
Something that is long-term has continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future.

2. 长期；长远
When you talk about what happens in the long term, you are talking about what happens over a long period of time, either in the future or after a particular event.

1. relating to or extending over a relatively long time

e.g. the long-run significance of the elections
the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war
a long-term investment

Synonym: long-runsemipermanent