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)

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

Something that is temporary lasts for only a limited time. His job here is only temporary. Most adolescent problems are temporary. ...a temporary loss of memory.

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, 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 …

Temporary definition: Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.