temporary
Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
Example
“Sally was put in temporary charge of the department while they searched for a full-time replacement.”
Other meanings
Existing only for a short time or short times.
Related words
- cotemporary
- tempban
- tempofrost
- untemporary
- temporarily
- temporariness
- nontemporary
- temporary gentleman
- temporary restraining order
- temporary tooth
- temporary help
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "temporarius".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “temporary” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.