6
makeshift(adjective, temporary)
6
stopgap(adjective, temporary)
5
break(noun, halt, continue, rest, pause)
5
cessation
5
lacuna(noun, break, continue, pause, space)
5
short-term(adjective, continue, temporary)
5
tentative
5
transient
5
transitional
4
breach(noun, break, pause, interval, intermission)
4
downtime(noun, break, time, halt, delay)
4
ephemeral
4
liminal
4
limited(adjective, time)
4
passing
4
period(noun, break, time, pause, interval)
4
provisionary
4
short-range(adjective, continue, temporary)
4
temporal
4
time(noun, break, halt, informal, rest)
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