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Temporary definition: lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent. See examples of TEMPORARY used in a sentence.
The adjective temporary is used to describe something that isn't permanent or lasts only a short time. Its roots are in the Latin word tempus, meaning "time or season." An employee who isn't a permanent addition to the staff is temporary and in this use, the word is often shortened to temp.
2 days ago · 1. lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent. a temporary need. a temporary job. noun. 2. an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
existing or happening for only a short or limited time: a temporary job. temporary accommodation / housing. Fewer examples. He considers his staff as temporary and expendable. This arrangement is only a temporary measure. It was only a temporary solution. Many of the survivors have been moved to temporary accommodation.
1. impermanent, passing. Temporary, transient, transitory agree in referring to that which is not lasting or permanent. Temporary implies an arrangement established with no thought of continuance but with the idea of being changed soon: a temporary structure.
adjective. /ˈtemprəri/. /ˈtempəreri/. lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent. to hire temporary workers. They had to move into temporary accommodation. Volunteers built temporary shelters for the survivors. temporary relief from pain. a temporary fix/measure/solution.
1. lasting or effective for a time only; not permanent. n. 2. an office worker hired, usu. through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time. [1540–50; < Latin temporārius = tempor-, s. of tempus time + -ārius -ary] tem`po•rar′i•ly, adv.
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