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Synonyms for TEMPORARY: temp, associate, coworker, colleague, wage earner, laborer, wage slave, workman; Antonyms of TEMPORARY: employer, supervisor, boss, superior, gaffer, permanent, long-term, final.
Add to word list. not lasting or needed for a long time: Renting space in another office building is only a temporary measure. a temporary job or contract lasts only for a short period of time: According to the report, over 6% of the labour force are working on a temporary basis. temporary jobs / contracts / work.
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.
5 days ago · (tɛmpərɛri ) adjective. Something that is temporary lasts for only a limited time. His job here is only temporary. Most adolescent problems are temporary. Synonyms: impermanent, passing, transitory, brief More Synonyms of temporary. temporarily (tɛmpərɛrɪli ) adverb. The peace agreement has at least temporarily halted the civil war.
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.
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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