pro temadverb, adjective
uk/ˌprəʊ ˈtem/us/ˌproʊ ˈtem/now and for only a short period:
Phil is taking over from David on a pro tem basis.
[ after noun ] US mayor/president pro tem
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Temporary
- a flash in the pan idiom
- acting
- be a nine days' wonder idiom
- casual
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- flash
- here
- here today, gone tomorrow idiom
- impermanent
- interim
- makeshift
- nine
- pop up
- scratch
- short-lived
- short-term
- sticking plaster
- stopgap
- temporary
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