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 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 …

Something that is temporary lasts for only a limited time. His job here is only temporary.

Feb 6, 2026 · Borrowed from Latin temporarius, from tempus (“time”). temporary (comparative more temporary, superlative most temporary) Sally was put in temporary charge of the department while …

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

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 …