The meaning of TEMPORARY is lasting for a limited time. How to use temporary in a sentence.

(Definition of temporary from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Something that is temporary lasts for only a limited time. His job here is only temporary. Most adolescent problems are temporary. ...a temporary loss of memory.

Definition of temporary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. lasting or intended to last or be used only for a short time; not permanent. They had to move into temporary …

Temporary, transient, transitory agree in referring to that which is not lasting or permanent. Temporary implies an arrangement established with no thought of continuance but with the idea of being …

1. not permanent; provisional: temporary accommodation. 2. lasting only a short time; transitory: temporary relief from pain.

Something that will last for only a limited period of time; transitory. Temporary is meaningless with regard to the duration of the length of time that it will last; however, it is used to designate absence of …

TEMPORARY definition: lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent. See examples of temporary used in a sentence.

TEMPORARY meaning: 1 : continuing for a limited amount of time not permanent; 2 : intended to be used for a limited amount of time

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."