Temporary
/ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One serving for a limited time; a short-term employee, especially in an office.
- 2 a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis wordnet
- 3 A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.
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; transient, ephemeral.
Adjective
- 1 lacking continuity or regularity wordnet
- 2 not permanent; not lasting wordnet
Example
More examples"I made a temporary repair to the broken door."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).