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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The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives By Brook Manville and Josiah Ober
Princeton University Press, 2023, 312 pp.
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Manville and Ober urge defenders of liberal democracy to take the long view.
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G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
But making the proposal is the only way to find out if Xi is prepared to take the long view and separate the nuclear discussion from the confrontation over Taiwan.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Losing money feels twice as bad as making money feels good, but happy retirees know to take the long view rather than make decisions based on emotion.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
That plan, to take the long view and favor the process over the results, helped the team win 10 of its first 14 games.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
But making the proposal is the only way to find out if Xi is prepared to take the long view and separate the nuclear discussion from the confrontation over Taiwan.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Losing money feels twice as bad as making money feels good, but happy retirees know to take the long view rather than make decisions based on emotion.
—Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
That plan, to take the long view and favor the process over the results, helped the team win 10 of its first 14 games.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Take the long view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20long%20view. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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