pitkällä tähtäimellä

Finnish

Etymology

Literally in/on a long sight (in a weapon). Probably a mistranslation of Swedish på lång sikt, with sikt (“sight, view”) being confused with sikte (“sight (in a weapon)”).

Phrase

pitkällä tähtäimellä

  1. in the long run, in the long term

Usage notes

It is recommendable to say pitkällä tähtäyksellä instead as "tähtäin" means the sight of a weapon.

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