| temporary(adjective, time, continue, brief, transient) |
| transient(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief) |
| fleeting(adjective, time, continue, limited, precise) |
| short-lived(adjective, time, continue, limited, precise) |
| transitory(adjective, time, continue, short, limited) |
| ephemeral(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief) |
| brief(adjective, time, short, limited, temporary) |
| fugitive(noun, adjective, time, continue, limited) |
| evanescent(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief) |
| short(adjective, time, present, limited, brief) |
| passing(adjective, time, continue, limited, brief) |
| fugacious(adjective, time, continue, short, limited) |
| impermanent(adjective, short, limited, brief, temporary) |
| quick(adjective, time, brief, transient, transitory) |
| volatile(adjective, short, limited, changeable, brief) |
| instantaneous(adjective, brief, immediate, transient, instantaneity) |
| temporal(adjective, time, continue, transient) |
| cursory(adjective, time, brief, transient, transitory) |
| fly-by-night(adjective, short, unreliable, brief, shady) |
| hasty(adjective, time, brief, transient, transitory) |