temporary

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   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. 2
   adj

   lacking continuity or regularity

3. 3
   adj

   not permanent

4. 4
   noun

   a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

5. 5
   adj

   Existing only for a short time or short times.

6. 6
   noun

   One serving for a limited time; a short-term employee, especially in an office.

7. 7
   noun

   A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”).