Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
1. not permanent; provisional: temporary accommodation.
2. lasting only a short time; transitory: temporary relief from pain.
n, pl -raries
3. a person, esp a secretary or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis. Often shortened to: temp
[C16: from Latin temporārius, from tempus time]
Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time
lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker";
"employed on a temporary basis" [syn: {irregular},
{temporary}]1. not permanent; provisional: temporary accommodation.
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited
time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary
relief.2. lasting only a short time; transitory: temporary relief from pain.
n, pl -raries
3. a person, esp a secretary or other office worker, employed on a temporary basis.
Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
One that serves for a limited time
This arrangement is only temporary.
These buildings need temporary repairs.
You'll need a temporary bridge.
I'll give you a temporary treatment.
I made a temporary repair to the broken door.
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