Definition of temporary - Merriam-Webster

Temporary definition is - lasting for a limited time. How to use temporary in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut temporary adjective SaveWord tem·​po·​rary |\ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē \ Definitionoftemporary (Entry1of2) :lastingforalimitedtime temporary noun pluraltemporaries Definitionoftemporary (Entry2of2) :oneservingforalimitedtime addingseveraltemporariesastypistsduringthesummer OtherWordsfromtemporary Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAbouttemporary OtherWordsfromtemporary Adjective temporariness noun Synonyms&Antonymsfortemporary Synonyms:Adjective adinterim, impermanent, interim, provisional, provisionary, provisory, short-term Antonyms:Adjective long-term, permanent VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesoftemporaryinaSentence Adjective Thedrugwillgiveyoutemporaryrelieffromthepain. Thedelayisonlytemporary. Thesettlersbuilttemporaryshelters. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective SeemaNanda,thechieflegalofficerfortheU.S.DepartmentofLabor,saidinastatementthatthegovernmentwasconfidentinitslegalauthoritytoissuetheemergencytemporarystandardonvaccinationandtesting. — ArkansasOnline,7Nov.2021 Andwhatthisruledoes,whatthisemergencytemporarystandarddoesisprettysimple. — ABCNews,7Nov.2021 TheLaborDepartment’sOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationisissuingtherulethroughanemergencytemporarystandard. — SarahChaneyCambon,WSJ,4Nov.2021 Theagencyexplainedthattheemergencytemporarystandard(ETS)coversemployerswith100ormoreemployees—firmorcompany-wide—andprovidesoptionsforcompliance. — EdwardSegal,Forbes,4Nov.2021 BidencalledontheOSHAtoissueanemergencytemporarystandardthatwouldrequireprivatebusinesseswithatleast100employeestoputvaccinemandatesinplaceorensureworkersaretakingpartinweeklytesting. — ChrisMorris,Fortune,4Nov.2021 Failuretocomplywiththenewemergencytemporarystandard(ETS)willleadtofinesofupto$14,000perviolationforcompanies,andlikelypublicshaming. — LilaMaclellan,Quartz,4Nov.2021 TheDepartmentofLaborsaidMondaymorningthattheOfficeofManagementandBudgethadcompleteditsregulatoryreviewoftherule,calledanemergencytemporarystandard. — WashingtonPost,31Oct.2021 InButlerCounty,temporaryordersaregrantedwithonlyoneparty--thepersonallegingabuse--present. — SaraMurray,CNN,25Oct.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun TwonewinstallationsatStormKingForthosewhohavealreadyvisitedtheartcenter,twonewinstallations,onepermanentandtheothertemporary,offercompellingreasonstoreturn. — IreneS.Levine,Forbes,26Oct.2021 Butsenatorsfrombothpartiescalledthesetbacktemporary,andanothervotewasexpectedassoonasMonday. — ToddSpangler,DetroitFreePress,10Aug.2021 Measuresofaddresschanges,sometemporaryofcourse,wereupover27%in2020asmovesspikedearlyinthepandemicandthistrendhascontinuedinto2021. — BenBaldanza,Forbes,7July2021 Instead,ateachermaymovefromatemporarytoapermanentlicenseiftheindividualhasnotbeenplacedonanimprovementplan. — CarolineMaguireAndLauraMogelson,StarTribune,6May2021 PenrodreachedouttoMarquettecityofficials,andlastspringgottherelevantstretchofroadwithintheparktemporaryclosedtoeveningandovernightvehiculartraffic—whentheemergingsalamandersareonthemove. — KeithMatheny,DetroitFreePress,22Mar.2021 That’sacommonthreadforthoseleavingtheBayArea:embracingtheambiguityoflifeduringthepandemicandacceptingthatthetemporarymayblurintothepermanent.AnnaKramerisaSanFranciscoChroniclestaffwriter. — AnnaKramer,SFChronicle.com,7Sep.2020 ThisallowedundocumentedimmigrantsbroughttoAmericaaschildrenwhoenrolledinorgraduatedfromschool,universityorthearmedforcesandhadnocriminalrecordtemporary,renewablelegalworkingpapers. — TheEconomist,28June2018 SalvadoranswerefirstallowedtoapplyfortemporaryprotectedstatusbytheGeorgeW.BushadministrationaftermajorearthquakesdevastatedpartsofElSalvadorin2001,causingmanytofleethecountry. — MonroeTrombly,Cincinnati.com,16Jan.2018 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'temporary.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseoftemporary Adjective circa1564,inthemeaningdefinedaboveNoun 1848,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyfortemporary Adjective borrowedfromLatintemporārius"suitedtotheoccasion,madefortheoccasion,lastingalimitedtime,"fromtempor-,tempus"time,periodoftime"+-ārius-aryentry2—moreattempo Noun derivativeoftemporaryentry1 LearnMoreAbouttemporary Sharetemporary PosttheDefinitionoftemporarytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionoftemporaryonTwitter TimeTravelerfortemporary Thefirstknownuseoftemporarywas circa1564 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeartemporary temporarily temporary temporaryannuity SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfortemporary LastUpdated 9Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Temporary.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporary.Accessed11Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfortemporary temporary adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionoftemporary :continuingforalimitedamountoftime:notpermanent :intendedtobeusedforalimitedamountoftime SeethefulldefinitionfortemporaryintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary temporary adjective tem·​po·​rary |\ˈtem-pə-ˌrer-ē \ KidsDefinitionoftemporary :notpermanent Weperformedonatemporarystage. OtherWordsfromtemporary temporarily \ ˌtem-​pə-​ˈrer-​ə-​lē \ adverb MorefromMerriam-Websterontemporary Nglish:TranslationoftemporaryforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationoftemporaryforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY steadfast SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower amaryllis hydrangea hyacinth chrysanthemum Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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