long-term program

noun
UK /ˌlɒŋ tɜːm ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˌlɔːŋ tɜːrm ˈproʊɡræm/

A plan that goes on for a long time.

The school started a long-term program to help kids read better.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A set of activities planned to last many years.

The city's long-term program will plant trees over the next ten years.

3. A continuing effort to reach a big goal.

Her long-term program to learn piano lasts five years.

4. A lasting plan run by a group or company.

The company created a long-term program to train new workers.