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temporarily

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tem·po·rar·y  (tmp-rr)
adj.
Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
n. pl. tem·po·rar·ies Informal
One that serves for a limited time: an office staffed by temporaries.

[Latin temporrius, from tempus, tempor-, time.]

tempo·rari·ly adv.
tempo·rari·ness n.
Synonyms: temporary, acting, ad interim, interim, provisional
These adjectives mean assuming the duties of another for the time being: a temporary chairperson; the acting dean; an ad interim admissions committee; an interim administration; a provisional mayor.
Antonym: permanent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.temporarily - for a limited time only; not permanently; "he will work here temporarily"; "he was brought out of retirement temporarily"; "a power failure temporarily darkened the town"
for good, permanently - for a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled"

temporarily
adverb briefly, for the moment, for the time being, momentarily, for a moment, for a short time, for a little while, fleetingly, for a short while, pro tem, for the nonce
Translations
Spanish temporarily [ˈtɛmpərərɪlɪ] advtemporalmente
French temporarily [ˈtɛmpərərɪlɪ] advtemporairement; provisoirement
German temporarily [ˈtɛmpərərɪlɪ] advvorübergehend; [unavailable, alone etc] → zeitweilig
Italian temporarily [ˈtɛmpərərɪlɪ] advtemporaneamente

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Sometimes he consoled himself with the thought that he was only living this life temporarily; but then he was shocked by the thought of how many, like himself, had entered that life and that Club temporarily, with all their teeth and hair, and had only left it when not a single tooth or hair remained.
She was always taking little houses for somebody's good, for the sick or the sorry, for broken-down artists, cleaned- out gamblers, temporarily unlucky speculators - VIEUX AMIS - old friends, as she used to explain apologetically, with a shrug of her fine shoulders.
William Holt, a wealthy manufacturer of Chicago, was living temporarily in a little town of central New York, the name of which the writer's memory has not retained.
 
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