temporary

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.

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

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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

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temporary

Adjective

lasting only for a short time; not permanent: temporary accommodation [Latin temporarius]

temporarily adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	temporary - a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis temp, temporary worker worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
Adj.	1.	temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" impermanent unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
	2.	temporary - lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis" irregular part-time, parttime - involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job"

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temporary

adjective 1. impermanent, passing, transitory, brief, fleeting, interim, short-lived, fugitive, transient, momentary, ephemeral, evanescent, pro tem, here today and gone tomorrow, pro tempore (Latin) fugacious << OPPOSITE permanent

adjective 2. short-term, acting, interim, supply, stand-in, fill-in, caretaker, provisional, stopgap

Translations

temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → provisional, temporal (= passing); transitorio; [worker] → eventual;

temporary teacher → maestro/a interino/a

temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → temporaire, provisoire; [job, worker] → temporaire;

temporary secretary → (secrétaire f) intérimaire f;

a temporary teacher → un professeur remplaçant or suppléant

temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj [arrangement] → provisorisch; [worker, job] → Aushilfs-;

temporary refugee → Flüchtling m mit zeitlich begrenzter Aufenthaltserlaubnis;

temporary secretary → Sekretärin zur Aushilfe;

temporary teacher → Aushilfslehrer(in) m(f)

temporary [ˈtɛmpərərɪ] adj → temporaneo/a; [job, worker] → avventizio/a, temporaneo/a;

temporary secretary → segretaria temporanea;

temporary teacher → supplente m/f

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temporary

adj temporary [ˈtempərəri, (American ) ˈtempəreri]

lasting, acting, used etc for a (short) time only a temporary job; He made a temporary repair.tydelikمُؤَقَّتاвремененdočasný, prozatímnímidlertidigeinstweiligπροσωρινόςtemporalajutineموقتtilapäinen, väliaikainentemporaireזְמָנִיअस्थायीprivremenideiglenessementarabráðabirgða-temporaneo臨時の임시의laikinaspagaidu-; īslaicīgssementaratijdelijkmidlertidig, provisorisktymczasowyprovisóriotemporar, provizoriuвременныйdočasnýzačasenprivrementillfällig, temporärชั่วคราวgeçici臨時的тимчасовийعارضيtạm thời临时的

adv ˈtemporarily

tydelikبصورةٍ مُؤَقَّتَهвременноdočasněmidlertidigteinstweiligπροσωρινάtemporalmenteajutiseltموقتاًväliaikaisestitemporairementבְּאוֹפֶן זְמָנִיथोडा़ दिन, अस्थायी रूप सेprivremenoideiglenesenuntuk sementaratil bráðabirgðatemporaneamente一時的に임시로laikinaipagaidām; uz laikubuat sementara waktutijdelijkmidlertidig, foreløpigtymczasowoprovisoriamentetemporar, provizoriuвременноdočasnezačasnoprivremenotillfälligt, temporärtโดยชั่วคราวgeçici olarak臨時地тимчасовоعارضي طور پرmột cách tạm thời临时地

n ˈtemporariness

tydelikheidوَقْتِيَّه، كَوْن الشَّيء مؤَقَّتاвременен характерdočasnostmidlertidigheddie Einstweiligkeitπροσωρινότηταcarácter temporal/provisionalajutisusموقتی بودنtilapäisyyscaractère temporaireזְמָנִיוּתअस्थायित्वprivremenostátmeneti állapotkeadaan sementarae-ð sem er til bráðabirgðatemporaneità臨時임시(변통)laikinumasīslaicīgums; nepastāvīgumssifat yg sementaratijdelijkheidmidlertidighettymczasowośćnatureza provisóriacaracter temporar/pro­­vi­zoriuвременностьdočasnosťzačasnostprivremenostkortvarighetชั่วคราวgeçicilik臨時性тимчасовістьوقتي ہونا، عارضي ہوناtính tạm thời临时性