delayed gratification
noun phrasePostponing an immediate pleasure or reward in order to obtain a more valued benefit later.
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expediency
nounThe usefulness or convenience of an action for achieving an immediate aim.
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adjectiveDomineering and expecting immediate obedience.
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adjectiveUnderstood through immediate insight rather than explicit reasoning.
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adjectiveImprovised to meet an immediate need until a better solution is available.
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adjectiveGiving disproportionately greater weight to an immediate outcome than to a later one.
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adjectivePlanned to achieve a particular immediate purpose or support a larger aim.
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adjectiveForming a deeper basis or cause, sometimes not immediately obvious.
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