temporary

Meaning

Adj

1. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
2. Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.

Noun

1. One serving for a limited time; a short-term employee, especially in an office.
2. A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.

Synonyms

provisional

interim

impermanent

transient

momentary

transitory

makeshift

ad hoc

passing

fleeting

temporal

tentative

occasional

ephemeral

acting

substitute

for the time being

temp

brief

improvised

temporary worker

provisory

irregular

short-lived

pro tem

casual

occasionally

for a while

short term

solution

special

stopgap

substituting

surrogate

t

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tactical

temporality

unassigned

while

ad interim

fill-in

for a time

locum

locum tenens

pinch hitter

seasonal articles

brush shelter

intere

temp.

of the moment

Translations

temporaire

tijdelijk

provisoire

temporal

vorübergehend

temporaneo

temporário

provisional

provvisorio

provisorisch

voorlopig

vorläufig

zeitweilig

temporär

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).

Sentences

The bridge was closed for weeks until temporary repairs were completed .