take the long view

idiom

: to think about the things that might happen in the future rather than only about the things that are happening now

Investors should take the long view when considering where to put their money.

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Washington should indeed celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day operation of June 6, 1944; but Washington should also take the long view to chart a new course in international relations cognizant of global challenges and geopolitics. —Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024

If that means that pro-lifers have to take the long view, the movement has a lot of practice. —The Editors, National Review, 14 June 2024

But take the long view and Aprils are growing warmer, according to Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization that compiles and analyzes weather and climate data. —Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024

Life tenure enables the Justices to take the long view far more than is possible for a President or a member of Congress. —The New Yorker, 6 May 2024

But Dimon said that investors concerned about the uptick should take the long view and consider the wave of defaults in the context of the yearslong period of low-to-zero interest rates, when owners had easy access to cheap cash and were highly protected from defaulting on their loans. —Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024

And for those who questioned her career move, Gass urges them to take the long view. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024

For audiences inside China, Xi’s comments positioned China as a global superpower able to take the long view without compromising on key issues. —Lyric Li, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023

Manville and Ober urge defenders of liberal democracy to take the long view. —Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023