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interim(adjective, continue, short, limited, substitute)
15
conditional(adjective, like, sensitive, limited, unsettled)
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tentative(adjective, new, inferior, sensitive, limited)
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makeshift(adjective, limited, unsettled, crude)
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transient(adjective, tentative, contingent)
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provisionary(adjective, unsettled, indefinite, tentative)
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passing(adjective, tentative, contingent)
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pro tem(adjective, continue, substitute, tentative)
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stopgap(adjective, short, limited, crude, substitute)
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limited(adjective, present, short, qualified, restricted)
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ephemeral(adjective, tentative, contingent)
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impermanent(adjective, continue, short, limited, brief)
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experimental(adjective, new, near, unsettled, extra)
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acting(adjective, continue, short, limited, unsettled)
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alternate(adjective, present, short, limited, brief)
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transitional(adjective, tentative, contingent, conditional)
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substitute(adjective, present, short, limited, crude)
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test(adjective, new, unsettled, trial)
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ad interim(expression, adjective, idiom, continue, substitute)
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short-term(adjective, continue)
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