temporary
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi//
- United Kingdom//ˈtɛmpəɹi//
- United States//ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi//
- United States//ˈtɛmpəɹi//
Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
adjective
- 1
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.
- 2
Existing only for a short time or short times.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).
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.
Forms
- plural
- temporaries
- comparative
- more temporary
- superlative
- most temporary
Tempo · A type of car shelter, a temporary kit-built prefabricated…temporal · Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or…temporarily · For a limited period of time; not permanently.
temporary · Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
tempt · To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a…temptation · The act of tempting.tempting · Attractive, appealing, enticing.