Temporary (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The company is offering temporary positions to students during the summer break.
- The artist's installation was a temporary exhibit that would be dismantled after a month.
- The family had to live in temporary housing while their home was being rebuilt.
- The temporary solution to the problem was to use a patch until a more permanent fix could be found.
- The festival featured temporary stages and booths that would be taken down after the event.
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Meaning 2
Lacking continuity or regularity; "an irregular worker"; "employed on a temporary basis".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She worked as a temporary receptionist for the summer, covering for the permanent employee who was on maternity leave.
- The temporary teacher filled in for Mrs. Johnson, who was recovering from an illness, but only lasted a month before being let go.
- Due to budget cuts, many of the university's employees were hired on a temporary basis, unsure of their future prospects.
- As a freelancer, he often found himself working on temporary projects with different clients, rarely having the security of a permanent job.
- After the fire destroyed the old office building, the company was forced to work out of a temporary space while renovations were underway.