(adj): prenominal) -- (serving temporarily especially as a substitute
(adj): lasting a very short time
(adj): limited in duration to a single episode
(adj): tending to vanish like vapor
(adj): ephemeral
(adj): done or made using whatever is available
(adj): serving during an intermediate interval of time
(adj): for the time being
(adj): casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship
(adj): not eternal
(adj): capable of being terminated after a designated time
(adj): prenominal) -- (adopted as a temporary basis for further work
(adj): lacking continuity or regularity
(adj): vs. full-time), parttime -- (involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity
(n): a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
(n): a person who works at a specific occupation
"There's nothing so permanent as a temporary government program."
- Milton Friedman.