take the long view

From long view.

take the long view (third-person singular simple present takes the long view, present participle taking the long view, simple past took the long view, past participle taken the long view)

1. To evaluate something in terms of its expected long-term results rather than its immediate state.
   • 1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment‎, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 170:

     To determine the proper course, Americans must take the long view.

• go long
• in the long term
• in the long run
• long game

• “take the long view”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “take the long view”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “take the long view”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “take the long view of something” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “take the long view of something” (US) / “take the long view of something” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.