Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    zeitweilig, temporär, vorübergehend

    вре́менныйvrémennyj

    тимчасо́вийtymčasóvyj, пли́ннийplýnnyj

More definitions
  • lacking continuity or regularity
  • not permanent; not lasting

Examples

143 sentences
  1. It's a temporary condition.

    Це тимчасова умова. — sadxaka

    ruЭто временное условие. — pandabear

  2. I'm sure it's just temporary.

    Я певен, що це лише тимчасово. — deniko

    ruЯ уверен, это лишь временно. — sharptoothed

  3. I assure you this is only temporary.

    Запевняю вас, це тільки тимчасово. — mkazarian

    deIch versichere Ihnen, das ist nur vorübergehend. — Esperantostern

  4. It's only temporary.

    Це лише на якийсь час. — deniko

    ruЭто лишь на время. — odexed

    deDas ist nur vorübergehend. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I'm sure this is only temporary.

    ruЯ уверен, что это только временно. — odexed

    deIch bin mir sicher, dass das nur vorübergehend ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant:
Русский
By meaning 1
for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
for a limited time, ephemeral, not constant:

Origin

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

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

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