temporarily adv : for a limited time only; not permanently; "he will work here temporarily"; "he was brought out of retirement temporarily"; "a power failure temporarily darkened the town" [ant: permanently]

English

Adverb

1. for a relatively brief period of time
2. not permanently

Related terms

• temporary

Translations

• Danish: midlertidigt, foreløbigt
• Dutch: tijdelijk
• Finnish: väliaikaisesti, hetkellisesti (1, 2)
• French: temporairement
• German: vorübergehend
• Lithuanian: laikinai (1,2), ne nuolat (2)
• Polish: tymczasowo (1,2), prowizorycznie (2)
• Russian: временно (vr'ém'enno) (1,2)
• Spanish: temporalmente
• Swedish: temporärt, tillfälligt, för tillfället

Temporary is a term that denotes a finite period of time, with a defined beginning and an end. It is derived from the Latin temporarius "of seasonal character, lasting a short time," from tempus (gen. temporis) "time, season." It is the opposite of permanent.It can also refer to any of the following:

• In computing:

The term temporary

• • temporary variable
  • temporary file
  • temporary folder (often named :/tmp or :/var/tmp on Unix-like systems)
  • temporary filesystem

• In general:
  • temporary work is a common working arrangement

See also

• Temp