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(adj)
Lasting only a short time; temporary.
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Remaining for only a brief time.
Lasting for a short period of time.
Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
Going past.
not permanent; unperpetual.
Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.
Temporary.
Relating to an episode.
Able to be terminated.
(relational) Relating to time:
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
Improvised from whichever material is available.
(n)
The act of someone or something that visits.
Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
Created by improvisation; impromptu; unrehearsed.
For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.
(idiomatic, derogatory) A person or business that appears and/or disappears rapidly, appearing untrustworthy, or giving an impression of transience.
(chiefly US) temporary
Disappearing, vanishing.
That is or are functioning.
Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
(adv)
In a transient manner; momentarily; briefly.
For a limited period of time; not permanently.
Passing quickly; of short duration.
Lasting for only a moment.
Of or pertaining to a short duration of time.
In a provisional way; temporarily.
Of short duration; happening quickly.
Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
Happening at a certain time.
(chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of stopgap. [Short-term; temporary.]
In a temporal manner.
Occurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.
Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.
recurring at regular intervals
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
of, or relating to a transition
Transitional.
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.
(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
(countable, uncountable) The time when something happens.
(obsolete) Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.
Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
(medicine, colloquial) Born or delivered at term.
The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
Lasting for an indefinitely long time.
Planned, prepared.
Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.
Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
Before a trial.
Uncertain; subject to future change.
An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
(originally military) Absent without official leave (permission).
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation
Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.
Alternative spelling of ad hoc. [For a particular purpose.]
Alternative spelling of time scale. [A series of events used as a rough measure of duration.]
Of or relating to a freelance; without a long-term employment contract.
Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
(chiefly UK) Temporary, on a short term basis.
(British, Australia, informal) A period working as a locum tenens.
Not required; not essential.
Not essential.
Not expected.
(theater) A performance of a play
The act of taking a step.
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
Abbreviation of temporary. [Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.]
Alternative form of stepping stone. [A stone that can be stepped on in crossing something, especially a marsh or creek.]
Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
(video games) Any game in the Grand Theft Auto series.
(physiology) The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
Not permanent
For a particular purpose.
Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration.