temporary
Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
Adjective
- Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
- Sally was put in temporary charge of the department while they searched for a full-time replacement.
Synonyms: temporal impermanent
Antonyms: eternal unending neverending
- Existing only for a short time or short times.
Synonyms: transient ephemeral earthly brief deciduous evanescent fleeting flying fugacious fugitive instant momentary passing perishable quick seasonable short short-lived temporary transitive transitory volatile whilend worldly
Origin
Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).
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cotemporary nontemporary tempban tempofrost temporarily temporariness temporary gentleman temporary help temporary restraining order temporary tooth there is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution untemporary
Noun
- One serving for a limited time; a short-term employee, especially in an office.
- A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.
Synonyms: temp