Fleeing
Temporary
Temporary adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Fleeing and temporary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fleeing" instead an adjective "Temporary".
Nearby Words: temporal, temporarily
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Parodied in Community; when deputized as a temporary campus security officer, Annie tries this on a fleeing suspect.
Source: Stop, or I Will Shoot! -
The CSS Virginia interpreted the temporary pullback as a withdrawal, and thus began to withdraw itself, so when the USS Monitor returned to the battle, they thought the CSS Virginia was fleeing.
Source: No Sell - He always bounces back from his temporary defeats, is eventually made a saint, and ends the series fleeing for safety, with Derfel covering his retreat.
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