temporary

Pluraltemporaries

1. 1
   adjective

   Lasting for only a limited time, not forever.

   Like a sandcastle that lasts only until the tide comes in.

   They built a temporary bridge while the old one was repaired.

   The job is only temporary and ends in June.

   Similarprovisional, interim, makeshift, short-term

   Oppositepermanent

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2. 2
   adjective

   Lasting for only a very short time.

   Like a soap bubble that pops almost as soon as it floats up.

   The pain was temporary and went away after a few minutes.

   Fame can be temporary, here one day and gone the next.

   Similarbrief, fleeting, passing, transient, momentary

   Oppositelasting, permanent, enduring

3. 3
   nouncountable

   A worker hired to do a job for only a short time.

   Like a substitute teacher who only stays for a few days.

   The office hired a temporary to cover while Maria was on leave.

   As a temporary, he worked there for just three weeks.

   Similartemp, floater

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A spot in a program that holds a number or value for a short time while the work is being done.

   Like a sticky note where you write a number to use right away, then throw it out.

   The program used a temporary to keep the total while adding the numbers.

   He stored the result in a temporary before sending it to the screen.

   Similartemp

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