temporary
adjective
[ ˈtɛmp(ə)rəri ]
• lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.
• "a temporary job"
Similar:
non-permanent,
short-term,
interim,
provisional,
pro tem,
makeshift,
stopgap,
acting,
fill-in,
stand-in,
caretaker,
ad interim,
pro tempore,
brief,
short-lived,
momentary,
fleeting,
passing,
impermanent,
here today and gone tomorrow,
transient,
transitory,
ephemeral,
evanescent,
fugitive,
fugacious,
temporary
noun
• a person employed on a temporary basis, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency.
• "to gain flexibility, companies are bringing in temporaries or contracting out work"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin temporarius, from tempus, tempor- ‘time’.
