temporary

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus ("time").

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɛmpəɹəɹi/, /ˈtɛmpəɹi/
• (America) IPA: /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

Adjective

temporary

1. 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. Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:ephemeral

Translations

• French: temporaire, provisoire
• German: zeitweilig, temporär, vorübergehend
• Italian: temporaneo
• Portuguese: temporário
• Russian: вре́менный
• Spanish: temporal (polyseme), temporario (not used often), temporáneo (not often used)

Noun

temporary (plural temporaries)

1. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

   Synonyms: floater, temp

2. (programming) A short-term variable used to store an intermediate result.

   Synonyms: temp

Translations

• French: intérimaire
• German: Zeitarbeitskraft
• Spanish: provisional, temporal

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