Short-term English Flashcard for Short-term Updated: August 27, 2019 by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri AslShort-term English FlashcardShort-term English Flashcard (adj)/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/ US /ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/lasting for a short period of time, transient, transitory, ephemeral, short-lived:You use your short-term memory to retain the information temporarily.