Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.
Example sentence - Having her stay with them was a temporary solution.
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permanent
Temporarily
When Bart's bootlace snapped, he tied the broken ends together as a temporary repair until he got home.
remission
Nomadic is to have no permanent home, but rather to roam and erect temporary shelter each night as necessary.
In the information technology profession this is the definition for a PROJECT.
Sorting that is accomplished entirely in memory without using disks or tapes for temporary files.
an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
Suncension is suspending or being suspended, temporary inactivity, state in which undissolved particles are dispersed in a fluidd
The definition of oil containment booms is, 'a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill.' Containment booms help to prevent polluting the shore line.
According to the PMBOK, a project is a temporary endeavor to create a product, a service, or accomplish a result. Note the word temporary, a project cannot be endless, it has to have specific start date and end date.
A tourist is temporary visitor to any area away from the visitors immediate home region for the purposes of pleasure or interest.
A temporary state of mind that is induced, causing mental and physical impairment, by the combined use of marijuana and alcoholic beverages.
It is a temporary suspension of an action or process ordered by the court.ADDED: In the legal context, a stay is a court order preventing further action until a future event occurs, or the order is lifted. It is not necessarily, temporary.
A conditional stay of legal proceedings is a temporary suspension of the action. Because it is conditional, it means that it is dependent on something.