temporarily
Just for now
For a limited time only, not permanently.
What's temporarily unavailable will be back; what's temporarily closed will reopen.
The office is temporarily closed for renovations.
She's temporarily living with her parents.
The word often softens bad news—a "temporary" setback sounds more manageable than an indefinite one.
For a very short time
- fleetinglyFor a very short time
- shortlyIn little time
- transientlyFor a short time
- ephemerallyIn a short-lived manner
for now · for a while · for the time being · for a moment · in passing · provisionally · intermittently · sporadically
Conditionally, pending confirmation
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
acting · substitute · placeholder · backup · ad-hoc · transitional · contingent · short-term
For a very short time
- transitorilyIn a passing manner
- ephemerallyIn a short-lived manner
- passingMoving by or temporary
- short-livedLasting only briefly
momentarily
For a very short time
- fleetinglyFor a very short time
- shortlyIn little time
- transientlyFor a short time
ephemerally · for now · for a while · for the time being · for a moment · in passing · provisionally · intermittently · sporadically
provisionally
Conditionally, pending confirmation
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
fill-in · acting · substitute · placeholder · backup · ad-hoc · transitional · contingent · short-term · caretaker
fleetingly
For a very short time
- transitorilyIn a passing manner
- ephemerallyIn a short-lived manner
- passingMoving by or temporary
short-lived · changeably · precariously · unstably · deciduously
- Temporarilybriefly, for now, meanwhile, for the time being, in the meantime
- time phrasesall day, all night, for now, in time, on time
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- temporarytemp job, interim, temp worker, provisional, stopgap
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- frequency wordsalways, never, often, sometimes, usually
temporarilypermanently
In an unchanging manner
forever · perpetually · eternally · indefinitely · endlessly