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(adj)
Passing quickly; of short duration.
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(archaic) momentary
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Remaining for only a brief time.
Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
Temporary.
Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
Uncertain; subject to future change.
Uncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
(n)
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money.
Communicated as the events being responded to occur; communicated or proceeding without much delay.
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
Of or relating to phases.
Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
Lasting only a short time; temporary.
Lasting for a short period of time.
Of short duration; happening quickly.
(v)
(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
Fast; quick; rapid.
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
Hasty or superficial.
Going past.
Disappearing, vanishing.
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
not permanent; unperpetual.
(relational) Relating to time:
Not momentary.
(rare, obsolete) Without a moment's interval.
(economics, finance) Of a price, variable or erratic.
Not persistent; fleeting
(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
(obsolete) Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.
Misspelling of temporary. [Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.]
Not transitory.
Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration.
Not temporary.
(rare) Not ephemeral; lasting for a reasonable time.
(obsolete) Not lasting.
Not ephemeral.
Not permanent
Not transient; not passing away; permanent.
(rare) Not perpetual; impermanent.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
Not momentous; unimportant; insignificant.
Prompt; on time.
Not fleeting.
Not lingering.
Not temporal.
Not transient.
Not momentous.
Not enduring.
Occurring or used in a single instance and then never again.
Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.
Somewhat persistent, but not permanent.
Not protracted; of limited duration.
That cannot be pinned down; ephemeral, mercurial.
Not immanent.
(rare) Almost perpetual; permanent during some periods.
Lasting forever; unending.
Alternative form of nontemporary. [Not temporary.]
Not abiding; impermanent.
Not evanescent.
(idiomatic) Unlikely to endure for much more time.
Not prolonged.
Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
Not instantaneous.
Easily giving way under pressure.
Alternative form of nonpermanent. [Not permanent]
(Of a place, position etc) Not destined or planning to remain
Not eternal.
Not expiring.
Not perpetual.
(economics) Providing useful services for only one period, especially a year.
Somewhat permanent.
(lexicography) A nonce word.
Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
Not persistent.
Only a single time (each day)
Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
Not fading; eternal
Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.
Not affected by time; ageless.
Not disappearing.
Not sustaining; having an end.
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
Occurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
That cannot be remembered or has been forgotten.
Not waning.