Short
Temporary
Temporary adjective - Lasting only for a short time.
Usage example: a temporary lapse of memory
Short is a synonym for temporary in brief topic. Sometimes you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Temporary", if it concerns topics such as duration, momentary, lasting only a short while.
Nearby Words: temporal, temporarily
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In one Fairly OddParents short, "The Temp", when Cosmo and Wanda are away and Timmy needs a temporary fairy godparent, he finds that the temp is good at making toys.
Source: Crippling Overspecialization -
The blow knocks him out, gives him a concussion, and temporary brain damage that puts him in a short coma, and making him temporary blind when he woke up.
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Mining tools will now break after a short time of use, and are only good for temporary convenience.
Source: Video Game / Starbound
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