lasting or intended to last only for a short time; not permanent:
temporary relief from pain * temporary work / accommodation * a temporary measure / solution / arrangement * More than half the staff are temporary.
OPPPERMANENT
temporarily adverb:
We regret this service is temporarily unavailable.
temporariness noun [U]
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