temporary

adj.

Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.

n. Informal., pl. -ies.

One that serves for a limited time: an office staffed by temporaries.

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

temporarily tem'po·rar'i·ly adv.
temporariness tem'po·rar'i·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

adjective

1. Lasting or existing only for a short time: ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporal, transient, transitory. See continue/stop/pause, time.
2. Intended, used, or present for a limited time: impermanent, interim, provisional, short-range, short-term. See continue/stop/pause.
3. Temporarily assuming the duties of another: acting, ad interim, interim, pro tem, provisional. See continue/stop/pause, substitute.

adj

Definition: interim
Antonyms: permanent

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adj

Pertaining to the interim treatment used to protect a patient between appointments.

That which is to last for a limited time; ephemeral; transitory; 38 Cal. Rptr. 63, 67. Temporary has no fixed meaning in the sense that it designates a fixed period of time, but is used in contradistinction to permanent. 392 S.W. 2d 30, 34. See injunction; interim financing; interim order; restraining order.

Interim; for a short time only.

• t. dentition — the temporary or first set of teeth in animals with diphyodont dentition. See also deciduous teeth.
• t. environment factors — e.g. rain, drought, heat.
• t. registration — registration to practice under local legislation but for a limited period only. A procedure used to permit a candidate for full registration to obtain some practice experience.

IN BRIEF: Lasting for a short time only.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. — Gandhi (1869-1948)

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Common misspelling(s) of unconsciousness

• unconciousness

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - midlertidigt
n. - midlertidig

idioms:

• temporary arrangement    midlertidigt arrangement

Nederlands (Dutch)
tijdelijk

Français (French)
adj. - temporaire, intérimaire, provisoire, passager
n. - travailleur temporaire (souvent npl)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorläufig, zeitweilig
n. - Zeitarbeitskraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρόσκαιρος, προσωρινός
n. - εργαζόμενος προσωρινής απασχόλησης

idioms:

• temporary arrangement    προσωρινή διευθέτηση

Italiano (Italian)
provvisorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - temporário, transitório
n. - provisório (m)

Русский (Russian)
временный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - temporal, provisional, transitorio, temporero
n. - temporal, provisional, transitorio, temporero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - temporär, tillfällig, kortvarig, tillförordnad, extra
n. - världslighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
暂时的, 临时性, 临时的, 临时工, 临时雇员, 临时房屋, 临时事物

idioms:

• temporary arrangement    暂时的安排, 临时的安排

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暫時的, 臨時性, 臨時的
n. - 臨時工, 臨時雇員, 臨時房屋, 臨時事物

idioms:

• temporary arrangement    暫時的安排, 臨時的安排

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일시적인, 당장의, 임시 변통의
n. - 임시, 임시 고용 비서, 임시 변통한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 儚い, 一時的な

idioms:

• temporary accommodation    仮設収容施設
• temporary arrangement    暫定協定
• temporary house    仮普請の家

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) زمني, موءقت (الاسم) موظف وقتي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זמני, ארעי‬
n. - ‮עובד זמני או ארעי‬

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