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temporarily

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tem⋅po⋅rar⋅y

  [tem-puh-rer-ee] adjective, noun, plural -rar⋅ies.
Use temporarily in a Sentence
–adjective
1. lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
–noun
2. an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
Origin:
1540–50; < L temporārius, equiv. to tempor- (s. of tempus) time + -ārius -ary

Related forms:
tem⋅po⋅rar⋅i⋅ly  [tem-puh-rair-uh-lee, tem-puh-rer-] , adverb
tem⋅po⋅rar⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. impermanent, passing. 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 changed soon: a temporary structure. Transient describes that which is in the process of passing by, and which will therefore last or stay only a short time: a transient condition. Transitory describes an innate characteristic by which a thing, by its very nature, lasts only a short time: Life is transitory.

Antonyms:
1. permanent.
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tem·po·rar·y   (těm'pə-rěr'ē)   
adj.  Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
n.   pl. tem·po·rar·ies Informal
One that serves for a limited time: an office staffed by temporaries.

[Latin temporārius, from tempus, tempor-, time.]
tem'po·rar'i·ly adv., tem'po·rar'i·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean assuming the duties of another for the time being: a temporary chairperson; the acting dean; an ad interim admissions committee; an interim administration; a provisional mayor.
Antonym: permanent
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

temporary  (adj.)
1547, from L. temporarius "of seasonal character, lasting a short time," from tempus (gen. temporis) "time, season." The noun meaning "person employed only for a time" is recorded from 1848.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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